A.G. Gaston Motel is a motel in Birmingham, the United States.[1] Wikidata describes it as “Place”. It opened in 1954. It is owned by Birmingham and National Park Service. It stands about 0.5 km from the centre of Birmingham.[3]
Overview
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.
From “A.G. Gaston Motel” on English Wikipedia, by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0.[2]
History and building
The motel opened in 1954. It is listed as a National Treasure. [1]
Location
Measured in a straight line, the motel is 0.5 km from the centre of Birmingham. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM), about 7 km from the centre of Birmingham.[4]
It is one of 8 hotels in and around Birmingham recorded in Wikidata, 4 of which have an article in Innpedia.[5] Of the 4 with a recorded opening date, the earliest is Redmont Hotel, opened in 1925. See Hotels in Birmingham.
Other hotels within 1.5 km:
- Thomas Jefferson Hotel — 0.5 km, opened 1929
- Elyton Hotel, Autograph Collection — 0.8 km
- Redmont Hotel — 0.9 km, opened 1925
- Sheraton Birmingham — 1.2 km, opened 1975
- The Westin Birmingham — 1.3 km
See also
- Hotels in Birmingham
- Hotels in the United States
- List of heritage-listed hotels in the United States
- List of hotels opened in the 1950s
References
- ^ A.G. Gaston Motel (Q56628192). Wikidata. CC0.
- ^ A.G. Gaston Motel. Wikipedia. Text excerpted under CC BY-SA 4.0; revision of 2026-08-25.
- ^ Birmingham (Q79867). Wikidata. CC0.
- ^ Airports. OurAirports. Public domain.
- ^ Hotels in Birmingham. Wikidata. CC0.
Facts as stated in Wikidata, read in October 2026.