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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]]. 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]].

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, at on the intersection 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. Seville Tower is currently used as office space.