on Dexter Avenue was built in 1855, but the full-height annex on the left side was not added until 1908. For many years this was the home of the Montgomery Advertiser, which in 1941 moved one block up Lawrence Street into the building (visible on the right edge) we now call a Courthouse Annex. The Advertiser’s origins trace back to 1830.

In 1986 the venerable old structure was extensively renovated for occupancy by Alabama Power. Alas, while that work was underway, the contractor allowed the right side wall to collapse into the street. But give him credit – he put it back more glorious than before, just not quite as historic.

-Charles Humphries