Whilldin Building

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| name = Whilldin Building

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| image = Whilldin Building Nov 2011 02.jpg

| caption = The Whilldin Building in November 2011

| location = 513–517 21st St., N, Birmingham, Alabama

| coordinates = {{coord|33|31|9|N|86|48|25|W|display=inline,title}}

| locmapin = USA Alabama Birmingham#Alabama#USA

| built = 1923

| architect = D. O. Whilldin

| added = March 25, 1982

| area = {{convert|0.1|acre}}

| refnum = 82002044{{NRISref|version=2010a}}

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The Whilldin Building is the former office of Alabama architect David Oliver Whilldin. Located on 21st Street North, now Richard Arrington Junior Boulevard North, in Birmingham, Alabama, the building was designed and built by Whilldin during 1923 and 1924{{cite book|last=Shelby|first=Thomas Mark|title=D.O. Whilldin: Alabama Architect|year=2008|publisher=Birmingham Historical Society|pages=66–70|isbn=9780943994338}} and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. The site is now the office of the Wininger Law Firm.{{cite news|url=http://blog.al.com/bob-carlton/2009/03/book_looks_at_architect_do_whi.html|title=Book looks at architect D.O. Whilldin, designer of many buildings in Birmingham|last=Carlton|first=Bob|date=March 29, 2009|work=The Birmingham News|accessdate=October 10, 2012|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121118185049/http://blog.al.com/bob-carlton/2009/03/book_looks_at_architect_do_whi.html|archivedate=November 18, 2012|url-status=live}}

Whilldin designed the structure to appear as two separate buildings. The larger, white half of the building is covered with a smooth limestone and features four Tuscan pilasters that carry an entablature and the cornice.

The smaller, left half of the building, held Whilldin's personal office. It is set slightly back from the street and faced in dark brick with terra cotta and stone detailing. The most remarkable aspect of the left facade is the entrance. Full-sized drawings detail the ring of acanthus leaves, the beribboned wreath panel, and the consoles that support the arched hood over the entry vestibule. A band of yellow terra cotta continues across the facade from the lintel of the door to the space above the windows. Within this band appears the inscription "D.O. WHILLDIN, ARCHITECT".

File:Whilldin Building Nov 2011 03.jpg|Whilldin Building Facade

File:Whilldin Building Nov 2011 01.jpg|Whilldin Building Entry

In 2012, David Wininger, the current owner of the building, commissioned a New York Yankees themed mural on the side of the structure.{{cite news|url=http://www.al.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2013/01/birmingham_lawyer_david_wining.html|title=Birmingham lawyer David Wininger builds shrine to his beloved New York Yankees|last=Carlton|first=Bob|date=January 20, 2013|work=AL.com|accessdate=February 13, 2013|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130123055227/http://www.al.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2013/01/birmingham_lawyer_david_wining.html|archivedate=January 23, 2013|url-status=live}} Depicted are: Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Joe DiMaggio, Mickey Mantle, Derek Jeter, and Yogi Berra. [http://www.winingerlaw.com/yankee-mural/]

File:Yankees Mural.jpg|New York Yankees Mural