| Summary: | This historic marker is located at the intersection of North Court Street and East Mobile Street, Florence, Alabama.
The text on the marker reads: "Charles Morton Southall (1864-1952) constructed this Commercial Italianate style building in 1900 of the finest materials for his wholesale/retail drug business. The elegant interior by Charles Hester, New York City, contained the area's first rubber tile floor.
In addition to health wares: window glass, paints, seeds, musical instruments and other sundries were dispensed.
The building remained a pharmacy until 1979. In 1982 it was renovated by the Southall family and Byron Bower for combined commercial/residential use with John Mott, AIA, Ft. Smith, Arkansas, architect. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980."
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