Frank Ford built this structure in 1896, after building the Ford-Peabody House in 1878. Levinson's Department Store occupied the corner from 1897 to 1916, while two smaller businesses occupied units at the extreme west and north ends. The First State Savings Bank later took the corner space. In 1925, the building was clad in limestone with typical pre-depression bank details. After the Birmingham State Savings Bank failed in 1935, the Wilson Drug Company moved in and remained there until 1979.