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Bank of America Building (Baltimore)
Not to be confused with Bank of America Center (Baltimore).
| Bank of America Building | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Commercial offices |
| Architectural style | Art Deco |
| Location | 10 Light Street Baltimore, Maryland |
| Coordinates | 39°17′21″N 76°36′51″W / 39.2892°N 76.6141°WCoordinates: 39°17′21″N 76°36′51″W / 39.2892°N 76.6141°W |
| Completed | 1924 |
| Height | |
| Antenna spire | 155.15 m (509.0 ft) |
| Roof | 151 ft (46 m) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 37 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Taylor & Fisher Smith & May |
| Developer | J. Henry Miller & Son |
| Structural engineer | Girard Engineering, Inc. |
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The Bank of America Building, formerly the Baltimore Trust Company Building, is a 37 story, 155.15 m (509.0 ft) skyscraper located at the corner of East Baltimore and Light Streets in downtown Baltimore, Maryland. The tower was the tallest building in the state, and the tallest office building in the United States south of New York City when constructed in 1929. The Art Deco building was designed by the firm of Taylor and Fisher, and completed in eighteen months, fashioned from Indiana sandstone and local brick over a steel frame[4] at a cost of US$3 million.[5]
The building's exterior is decorated with carved Romanesque human and animal images, stylized eagles, and is capped with a copper and gold roof. The ornate, two-story main banking lobby is highly decorated with mosaic floors designed by Hildreth Meiere, and historic murals by Griffith Baily Coale and McGill Mackall on historic themes: the Baltimore fire of 1904, and the writing of the National Anthem at the Battle of Baltimore during the War of 1812.
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History
Shortly after the Baltimore Trust Company moved into the building in 1929, the Great Depression began and the company foundered. The building was vacant within a year, as the bank went into bankruptcy in 1933 and receivership in 1935.[4] The empty building was subsequently used by the New Deal's Public Works Administration in Maryland.[5] From the 1940s into the 1960s, the building was first known as the Mathieson Building and then the O'Sullivan Building, reflecting its then-current major tenants. In 1961, the building was purchased by Maryland National Bank, which was itself purchased by NationsBank in 1993. The structure then obtained its current name following the NationsBank merger with BankAmerica in 1997.[4] Major portions of the building have been restored in recent years, including the copper-clad dome, which is once again floodlit at night.
See also
References
- ^ Bank of America Building (Baltimore) at Emporis
- ^ Bank of America Building (Baltimore) at SkyscraperPage
- ^ Bank of America Building (Baltimore) at Structurae
- ^ a b c Kelly, Denwood N., Shank Jr., Armand M., and Gordon, Thomas S. Money & Banking in Maryland (1996) p. 48. Maryland Historical Society, Baltimore. ISBN 0-938420-52-6
- ^ a b Olson, Sherry H. Baltimore: The Building of an American City (1997) p. 314-15. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, Maryland. ISBN 0-8018-5640-X
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