Bisbee Building, 47 W. Forsyth Street, Jacksonville, Florida, USA / Built: 1909 / Architect: Henry J. Klutho / Floors: 10 / Height: 125.00 ft. / Elevators: 2 / Architectural Style: Chicago School / Facade Material: Brick / FLORIDA'S FIRST SKYSCRAPER
• When Henry Klutho was commissioned to design the 10-story building, it was only supposed to be 26 feet wide, half its current width.
• Demand for office space resulted in the owner, William Bisbee, having the building doubled in size by removing its east wall from the design and adding another column of offices.
• The Bisbee Building, Florida’s first reinforced concrete frame high-rise is another example of the Chicago or Commercial Style that Klutho pioneered in Florida.
• The building boasts polished limestone, terra cotta ornamentation, copper spandrels and cornice, as well as broad plate glass windows.
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Bisbee Building, 47 W. Forsyth Street, Jacksonville, Florida, USA / Built: 1909 / Architect: Henry J. Klutho / Floors: 10 / Height: 125.00 ft. / Elevators: 2 / Architectural Style: Chicago School / Facade Material: Brick / FLORIDA'S FIRST SKYSCRAPER
• When Henry Klutho was commissioned to design the 10-story building, it was only supposed to be 26 feet wide, half its current width.
• Demand for office space resulted in the owner, William Bisbee, having the building doubled in size by removing its east wall from the design and adding another column of offices.
• The Bisbee Building, Florida’s first reinforced concrete frame high-rise is another example of the Chicago or Commercial Style that Klutho pioneered in Florida.
• The building boasts polished limestone, terra cotta ornamentation, copper spandrels and cornice, as well as broad plate glass windows.
Credit for the data above is given to the following websites:
s3.amazonaws.com/visitjax-2018/craft-images/CVB18-025315-...
www.emporis.com/buildings/147460/bisbee-building-jacksonv...
© All Rights Reserved - you may not use this image in any form without my prior permission.