20. Bessemer Rifles

108 - 110 19th Street North, Bessemer, AL 35020

This building, constructed in 1889 was home of the Bessemer Rifles. The downstairs area also served as the ticket office for the Bessemer Dummy Line (inter-city trolley). The building at one time also housed a masonic lodge and the early town offices of the Alabama Power Company. The building was greatly damaged by fire in the early 1990s but has recently undergone an extensive renovation which saved the beautiful facade of the building.

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