First National Bank Building (Pittsburgh)
| First National Bank Building | |
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| General information | |
| Status | Demolished |
| Type | Commercial offices |
| Location | 511 Wood Street Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 40°26′28″N 80°00′02″W / 40.4411°N 80.0006°W |
| Completed | 1909 |
| Demolished | 1969 |
| Height | |
| Roof | 117.96 m (387.0 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 26 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | D. H. Burnham & Company |
| Main contractor | Thompson-Starrett & Company |
| References | |
| [1][2][3] | |
The First National Bank Building was a high-rise building erected in 1909 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The building was later enlarged to a 26-story, 118 m (387 ft) skyscraper, making it the tallest in the city when the renovations were completed in 1912. Tenants moved in on April 1, 1912, with the building's fireproofing prominently advertised.[4]
Demolition
[edit]The Pittsburgh National Bank (Successor to First National Bank/Peoples First National Bank & Trust) decided to build a new building on the site in the late 1960s. Tenants were told to vacate the building by April 30, 1968.[5]
Work began on razing the structure by late 1968.[6] The structure was completely demolished in 1969 to make way for One PNC Plaza.[7]
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First National Bank Building as originally constructed c. 1909
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See also
[edit]References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to First National Bank Building (Pittsburgh).
- ^ "First National Bank Building". CTBUH Skyscraper Center.
- ^ "Emporis building ID 102781". Emporis. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "First National Bank Building". SkyscraperPage.
- ^ "Advertisement for Samuel L. Black Renting Co". March 20, 1912. p. 19.
- ^ "PNB 30-story headquarters planned here". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. January 20, 1967. p. 1. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
- ^ Hritz, Thomas M. (October 2, 1968). "PNB to raze Bank building on E. Liberty". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 17. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
- ^ Historical Collections Director (2011). "D. H. Burnham & Company in Pittsburgh". Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
