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| Building Information | |
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| Location | 226 South Palafox Street Pensacola, FL 32502 |
| Architect | J.E.R. Carpenter |
| Client | American National Bank |
| Engineer | Selden Breck Construction Co. |
| Current Owner | Merrill Land |
| Construction Start Date | 1909 |
| Completion Date | 1910 |
| Cost | $250,000 |
| Renovations | 1973 |
| Style | Sullivanesque modernism |
| Size | 10 stories |
| <googlemap lat="30.409505" lon="-87.214397" zoom="17" width="288" height="288">
30.409468, -87.214386, Seville Tower </googlemap> | |
Seville Tower, known originally as the American National Bank Building and later as the Florida National Bank Building (1944-1964) and the Empire Building, is a ten-story office building in downtown Pensacola. It is located at 226 South Palafox Street. It was the tallest building in Florida at the time of its construction in 1909. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
Its location, at the intersection of Palafox and Government Streets, is also the site of the first telephone exchange in Florida with exclusive operating rights, established by Southern Bell on September 1, 1880, and serving 31 telephones.
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