MAKE A MEME View Large Image The mansion sat at the northwest corner of 8th Avenue and 19th Street, the current site of the Alabama School of Fine Arts. This view is looking north, along 19th Street. Alexander Oscar Lane (b.10/29/1848, d.03/02/1916) was a lawyer, ...
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Keywords: birmingham alabama lane mansion 19thstreet blackandwhite monochrome outdoor black and white The mansion of A.O. Lane, businessman and mayor of Birmingham, Alabama. The mansion sat at the northwest corner of 8th Avenue and 19th Street, the current site of the Alabama School of Fine Arts. This view is looking north, along 19th Street. Alexander Oscar Lane (b.10/29/1848, d.03/02/1916) was a lawyer, newspaper editor, judge and the Mayor of Birmingham from 1882 to 1888 and from 1890 to 1892. In Birmingham, Lane became a partner of John Terry in the firm of Terry & Lane. He married his partner's daughter, Minnie, in May 1875. After Terry's retirement he took on E. T. Taliaferro and B. H. Tabor as partners in the firm of Lane, Taliaferro & Tabor with offices in the Roden-Block Building. In 1880, Lane became editor of the Birmingham Iron Age. Two years later, he was elected Mayor outright in a four-way race. He won re-election in 1884 and 1886. Lane decided not to run in 1888, but was convinced to put his name in for the 1890 election, which he again won. At the end of that two-year term he served as a delegate to the Democratic National Convention and was appointed an Associate Justice for the 10th Judicial Circuit of Alabama by Governor B. B. Comer. He was subsequently re-elected to that position twice before resigning so that he could take a seat on the newly-formed Birmingham Board of Commissioners in 1911. As an editor, executive and judge, Lane's career was marked by decisiveness, fairness and directness. He rapidly formed a clear understanding of the issues placed before him and was prompt to formulate their resolution and to take the proper action. Beginning in 1896 Lane secured the purchase of 200-acres on the south slope of Red Mountain for use by the city. The property was the home of Red Mountain Cemetery, used for the burial of paupers. In addition to his legal and political positions, Lane served as president of the Smithfield Land Company and was director of the Alabama State Bank and the Iron and Oak Insurance Company. In 1884 Mayor Lane's residence was located on the northeast corner of 3rd Avenue North and 23rd Street. In 1887 Lane built a new residence at the corner of 8th Avenue North and 19th Street. Lane died in March 1916 from a stroke (then terms "apoplexy"). The Birmingham City Commission closed City Hall to allow workers to attend the funeral, and Mayor George Ward ordered the portraits of all former mayors covered with black crepe for 30 days. Lane is buried at Oak Hill Cemetery. He and his wife had five children. During his life, Lane refused to allow any monuments, parks or projects to be named for him. The Red Mountain parcel, however, was dedicated to his memory in 1934 as Lane Park. It eventually became the home of the Birmingham Zoo and Birmingham Botanical Gardens. (source: Bhamwiki.com) The mansion of A.O. Lane, businessman and mayor of Birmingham, Alabama. The mansion sat at the northwest corner of 8th Avenue and 19th Street, the current site of the Alabama School of Fine Arts. This view is looking north, along 19th Street. Alexander Oscar Lane (b.10/29/1848, d.03/02/1916) was a lawyer, newspaper editor, judge and the Mayor of Birmingham from 1882 to 1888 and from 1890 to 1892. In Birmingham, Lane became a partner of John Terry in the firm of Terry & Lane. He married his partner's daughter, Minnie, in May 1875. After Terry's retirement he took on E. T. Taliaferro and B. H. Tabor as partners in the firm of Lane, Taliaferro & Tabor with offices in the Roden-Block Building. In 1880, Lane became editor of the Birmingham Iron Age. Two years later, he was elected Mayor outright in a four-way race. He won re-election in 1884 and 1886. Lane decided not to run in 1888, but was convinced to put his name in for the 1890 election, which he again won. At the end of that two-year term he served as a delegate to the Democratic National Convention and was appointed an Associate Justice for the 10th Judicial Circuit of Alabama by Governor B. B. Comer. He was subsequently re-elected to that position twice before resigning so that he could take a seat on the newly-formed Birmingham Board of Commissioners in 1911. As an editor, executive and judge, Lane's career was marked by decisiveness, fairness and directness. He rapidly formed a clear understanding of the issues placed before him and was prompt to formulate their resolution and to take the proper action. Beginning in 1896 Lane secured the purchase of 200-acres on the south slope of Red Mountain for use by the city. The property was the home of Red Mountain Cemetery, used for the burial of paupers. In addition to his legal and political positions, Lane served as president of the Smithfield Land Company and was director of the Alabama State Bank and the Iron and Oak Insurance Company. In 1884 Mayor Lane's residence was located on the northeast corner of 3rd Avenue North and 23rd Street. In 1887 Lane built a new residence at the corner of 8th Avenue North and 19th Street. Lane died in March 1916 from a stroke (then terms "apoplexy"). The Birmingham City Commission closed City Hall to allow workers to attend the funeral, and Mayor George Ward ordered the portraits of all former mayors covered with black crepe for 30 days. Lane is buried at Oak Hill Cemetery. He and his wife had five children. During his life, Lane refused to allow any monuments, parks or projects to be named for him. The Red Mountain parcel, however, was dedicated to his memory in 1934 as Lane Park. It eventually became the home of the Birmingham Zoo and Birmingham Botanical Gardens. (source: Bhamwiki.com)
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