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| − | [[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 | + | [[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]]. |
| − | Its location | + | The tower was erected in [[1910]] at a cost of $250,000. It was the tallest building in Florida at the time of its completion, and remained the tallest in the City of Pensacola until [[1974]]. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on 17 November [[1978]]. |
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| + | Its location on the northeast corner of [[Palafox Street|Palafox]] and [[Government Street]]s, 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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| + | Seville Tower is currently used as office space. | ||
==Current Tenants== | ==Current Tenants== | ||
* [[Merrill Land]] | * [[Merrill Land]] | ||
| − | * [[Shell Fleming Menge | + | * [[Shell, Fleming, Davis & Menge]] |
| + | * [[Independent News]] | ||
| + | * State Rep. [Frank White] | ||
| + | • District 1 Rep. [[Matt Gaetz]] | ||
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| + | ==Other images== | ||
| + | <gallery perrow="3"> | ||
| + | Image:ANBB1912.jpg|c. [[1912]] | ||
| + | Image:ANBB1910s.jpg|c. 1910s | ||
| + | Image:ANBB1913FSA.jpg|c. [[1913]] | ||
| + | Image:ANBB1915.jpg|c. [[1915]] | ||
| + | Image:ANBBearly.jpg|Date unclear | ||
| + | Image:ANBBearly2.jpg|Date unclear | ||
| + | File:AmericanNationalBankBuilding1929-1.jpg|[[1929]] | ||
| + | File:AmericanNationalBankBuilding1929-2.jpg|1929 | ||
| + | File:AmericanNationalBankBuilding1937.jpg|[[1937]] | ||
| + | </gallery> | ||
| − | + | ==External links== | |
| − | [[Category:Palafox Street buildings]] | + | *[http://www.escpa.org/Detail_a.aspx?s=000S009001001285 Escambia County Property Appraiser parcel detail] |
| − | [[Category:National Register of Historic Places]] | + | |
| + | [[Category:Palafox Street buildings]] [[Category:National Register of Historic Places]] [[Category:Downtown office buildings]] | ||
Latest revision as of 13:57, 26 August 2017
| Seville Tower | |
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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">
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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.
The tower was erected in 1910 at a cost of $250,000. It was the tallest building in Florida at the time of its completion, and remained the tallest in the City of Pensacola until 1974. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on 17 November 1978.
Its location on the northeast corner 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.
Seville Tower is currently used as office space.
Current Tenants[edit]
- Merrill Land
- Shell, Fleming, Davis & Menge
- Independent News
- State Rep. [Frank White]
• District 1 Rep. Matt Gaetz
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