Rooted in Birmingham's History of Hardware
Built in the 1920s for Long-Lewis Hardware Company, our building once supplied the tools and materials that fueled Birmingham’s industrial rise.
Now Birmingham’s Home for MedTech Device Innovation
Today, Hardware Park unites engineers, clinicians, and manufacturers to design and produce medical devices that keep Alabama’s innovation and jobs close to home.
Hardware Park timeline of key events.
1929
The Long‑Lewis Hardware Co. building was constructed in Birmingham, serving as a distribution centre for industrial hardware.
2017
Cornerstone Revitalization Group purchased the historic building for redevelopment. Hardware Park is formed.
2022
Dr. Mark Conner was hired as the Executive Director of Hardware Park.
2023
Hardware Park refines its mission to focus explicitly on physical device development and medical technology startups.
2025
Hardware Park works with Grandview Medical Center to pilot the Clinical Voice mobile application.