A.G. Gaston Motel

Gaston, A.G., Building
A.G. Gaston Motel in 2010. Photo by Carol M. Highsmith.
Location1527 Fifth Ave. N, Birmingham, Alabama
Coordinates33°30′54″N 86°48′51″W / 33.51500°N 86.81417°W / 33.51500; -86.81417 (Gaston, A.G., Building)
Arealess than one acre
Built1959 (1959)
Built byBank Building and Equipment Corp.
ArchitectLangston, Perry C.
Architectural styleInternational Style
NRHP reference No.00001028
Added to NRHPSeptember 11, 2000
A.G. Gaston Motel in 2010. Photos by Carol M. Highsmith.

The A.G. Gaston Motel is a historic building and former motel in Birmingham, Alabama. In 1963 during the Civil Rights movement, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference used a room in the hotel as their headquarters, which was later bombed by terrorists.

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