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The Sevierville Post Office is a one story Colonial Revival style Federal building constructed by the Works Projects Administration (WPA) in 1940. The building is located two blocks east of the courthouse on the corner of Bruce Street and Park Road in Sevierville, Tennessee. It is a great representation of the impact of the New Deal on the built landscape and an excellent example of a federal building constructed by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) during the Great Depression. The WPA was established during Franklin Roosevelt's first administration to provide work relief to unemployed professionals. From the beginning, the concept of work relief rather than direct aid was an intrinsic part of the planning of the New Deal. Under the WPA, new federal buildings were constructed in cities and towns across America, a majority of them being post offices. In its final report of 1939, the Public Works Administration (PWA), created in 1933 to disburse funds for construction projects that would benefit the public, characterized the local post office as the most typical and widely used of its building projects, representing ⅛ of all PWA construction projects.
Almost all designs for Federal buildings located outside the District of Columbia originated within the PWA. Designs and plans were standardized and tended towards a simplified classical style or the Colonial Revival style. These styles were so dominant that they became symbolic of the Federal government itself. The standard plan included a public lobby separated from a large workroom. Some projects reserved one percent of their budgets for public art with the result that many public buildings were decorated with paintings or sculptures. For reasons unknown, Sevierville's Post Office was never decorated in such a manner. America's entrance into World War II ended funding for many public works projects as monies were diverted for war preparations.
In Sevierville, J.F. and N. McMahan Construction Company was awarded the bid to construct a new post office in 1940. J.F. and N. McMahan Construction was an African-American firm responsible for many of the brick structures in Sevier County. The McMahans were also active in politics and education, and were respected by whites and African-Americans throughout the community. The firm, incorporated around the turn of the century, was named for James, Fred, and Newt McMahan, three brothers who were prominent builders and businessmen. Fred McMahan was recognized as the head of the company. After graduating from the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana with a Master's Degree in Architectural Engineering, he established a small farm in Sevier County. McMahan donated a portion of this farm for the establishment of Pleasant View School. The McMahan Construction Company also donated the labor and materials needed for the construction of this Rosenwald School. The school is distinguished as the first brick school in Sevier County (Rosenwald schools were usually of frame construction), and the largest school for African-Americans in the county. Fred's wife, Mary McMahan taught at the school from 1922 until her retirement in 1960. She was also the first woman in Sevier County to earn a Master's degree.
Today, the former Sevierville Post Office stands as a testament to the work of the Works Progress Administration (WPA) and the Public Works Administration (PWA) of the New Deal era as well as a testament to the workmanship of the McMahan Construction Company. The building was sold to Sevier County for $75,000.00 in 1989 when a new facility was constructed. At that time, a historic preservation covenant was placed on the property requiring review and approval by the State Historic Preservation Officer for any future actions taken concerning the property. And now, since 1995, the old post office is home to the Sevier County Heritage Museum which contains a great collection of artifacts from numerous newspaper articles of events, outerwear of the citizens and military, furniture, tools of all kinds, and much more depicting the history of Sevier County.
On March 15, 1997, the Old Sevier County Courthouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) for its abundance of history as described above. All of the information above was found on the original documents submitted for listing consideration and can be viewed here:
npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/AssetDetail/146bea86-5b0e-4735-bd2...
Three bracketed photos were taken with a handheld Nikon D7200 and combined with Photomatix Pro to create this HDR image. Additional adjustments were made in Photoshop CS6.
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I've seen a number of post offices located within sites operated by the National Park Service (Grand Canyon, Yellowstone, Grand Teton, and Big Bend National Parks come to mind; there are doubtless many others), but this one is outside the entrance to Devils Tower National Monument. Directly behind it is a KOA & just across the street a trading post. I'm not sure why this one exists as there's a PO in nearby Hulett, about ten miles away.
"The Devils Tower Post Office is located in the state of Wyoming within Crook County. This location serves 95 Devils Tower residents with a median income of $83,194. It's estimated that approximately 152 packages pass through this post office each year." postofficeshours.com/wy/devils-tower/devils-tower
Situated on the corner of Washington and Second Streets and within one block of the Obion County Courthouse and City Hall, the Post Office building is an excellent interpretation of Georgian Revival with classical details. When first built in 1913, the Post Office was rectangular and contained one story, basement and mezzanine. Due to the increasing need for additional space to accommodate expanding postal operations, a wing was added and workroom enlarged in 1965. Originally completed under the supervision of Supervising Architect, James Knox Taylor, who served from 1897 to 1912, and constructed by George W. Stiles Construction Company, the Union City, Tennessee Post Office is significant in several respects. Architecturally and most noteably, the building illustrates how Mr. Taylor, who subscribed to classical styles of architecture for government buildings, incorporated the details and idealism of contemporary national trends into local prominence. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 31, 1984.
~All the information above was taken from the original documents submitted to have this building listed on the NRHP:
npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/84003671
Image was taken during my trek to photograph all 95 county courthouses across my home state of Tennessee...now revisiting in order that the courthouses were photographed!
Three bracketed photos were taken with a handheld Nikon D5200 and combined with Photomatix Pro to create this HDR image. Additional adjustments were made in Photoshop CS6.
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The building itself was completed in 1911, and served as a U.S. Post Office (on the first floor) and a Courthouse of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida (on the second floor). It was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places on July 10, 1979.
The Hippodrome Theatre (often referred to by residents as the Hipp) is a regional professional theatre in downtown Gainesville, Florida, United States. It was founded in 1973 by local actors. The address is 25 Southeast 2nd Place.
The interior is in good condition, maintaining much of the original walls, doors, and beams from its post office and courthouse era. It is a relatively small location, with a 268-seat thrust stage main stage theater on the second floor and 80-seat cinema space on the first floor. The Hippodrome building also has one of the oldest working elevators in Florida which requires the operator to manually close the screen, the door, and then pull a crank to operate.
The Hippodrome uses professional actors and has its own set designers, costume designers, sound engineers, and lighting engineers for each of its main stage productions. It also provides youth theater, education classes. The Hippodrome features Broadway and off-Broadway productions and art house films.
The Hippodrome provides arts education for all ages, including classes & camps, in-school programs, workshops and behind-the-scenes opportunities for adults.
Credit for the data above is given to the following websites:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hippodrome_State_Theatre
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Excerpt from Wikipedia:
US Post Office-Corning is a historic post office building located at Corning in Steuben County, New York. It was built in 1908-1909 and is one of a number of post offices in New York State designed by the Office of the Supervising Architect of the Treasury Department, James Knox Taylor. It is a rectangular, one story building faced with pressed yellow brick in the Classical Revival style. The exterior features elaborate terra cotta decoration.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.
The United States Post Office and Federal Building of Knoxville, Tennessee is an architecturally & historically significant structure of the early 20th century. Constructed between 1932 & 1934 in the Art Deco and Moderne styles, the building encompasses an entire city block in Knoxville's central business district. It continues to serve as the main post office for Knoxville and retains its original architectural integrity. The Post Office is one of the few structures built in Knoxville with Art Deco and Moderne characteristics and is one of the most significant structures constructed in the city during the early 20th century.
Planning began on the building in 1930 when architects Baumann and Baumann of Knoxville were selected to design the structure. Baumann and Baumann was a well known architectural firm who designed many buildings in the late 19th & early 20th century. Among their works was the Knoxville City Hall & Market and courthouses for surrounding counties in east Tennessee. Their design for this post office was characteristic of the period and it incorporated elements of the Moderne and Art Deco styles. At least six different types of marble were incorporated into the building's design and all of the marble came from quarries in East Tennessee. The building was also to be one of Knoxville's largest structures with over 123,000 square feet of space.
Construction began on the building in July of 1932. The contractor for the building was the A.W. Kusche Company of Detroit which had extensive experience in the construction of government buildings. The cornerstone was laid for the building on December 27, 1932 and work proceeded steadily for twenty months. The formal opening of the building was held on February 15, 1934 in the postal workroom. Opening day ceremonies began with a breakfast at the Andrew Johnson Hotel. More than 1,500 people attended the dedication ceremony including Knoxville Mayor John O'Conner, Congressman J. Will Taylor and Assistant Treasury Secretary L.W. Robert. On March 10, 1934 most of the post office department was moved from the old building and mail delivery began from the new building the next day.
This building was nominated & appointed to the National Register of Historic Places under criteria A & C because of its role in Knoxville history and its architectural characteristics. The Knoxville Post Office has been a landmark of the city since its completion in 1934. Part of a long heritage of postal service in Knoxville, the building has occupied a major role in the community since its construction. Its distinctive architectural and historical character make the it a structure significant to the development of the city and worthy of its addition to the NRHP on May 31, 1984. All of the information above (and more) was found on the original documents submitted for listing consideration and can be viewed here: npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/AssetDetail/d2d95e43-9145-4187-9d9...
Three bracketed photos were taken with a handheld Nikon D7200 and combined with Photomatix Pro to create this HDR image. Additional adjustments were made in Photoshop CS6.
"For I know the plans I have for you", declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." ~Jeremiah 29:11
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U.S. Post Office in Tonopah, Nevada was designed by Louis Simon and opened in 1941. It is on the National Register of Historic Places #90000136.
As seen from Capitol Square, Richmond, VA. This is one of the few buildings south of the Capitol Building to survive the evacuation fire in April 1865. The continuity of its Italianate style and local “Petersburg” granite material has made the expansion of the building into its present-day three-part architectural composition relatively seamless. Virginia Historical Landmark File #127-0170 & NRIS #69000359.
The building itself was completed in 1911, and served as a U.S. Post Office (on the first floor) and a Courthouse of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida (on the second floor). It was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places on July 10, 1979.
The Hippodrome Theatre (often referred to by residents as the Hipp) is a regional professional theatre in downtown Gainesville, Florida, United States. It was founded in 1973 by local actors. The address is 25 Southeast 2nd Place.
The interior is in good condition, maintaining much of the original walls, doors, and beams from its post office and courthouse era. It is a relatively small location, with a 268-seat thrust stage main stage theater on the second floor and 80-seat cinema space on the first floor. The Hippodrome building also has one of the oldest working elevators in Florida which requires the operator to manually close the screen, the door, and then pull a crank to operate.
The Hippodrome uses professional actors and has its own set designers, costume designers, sound engineers, and lighting engineers for each of its main stage productions. It also provides youth theater, education classes. The Hippodrome features Broadway and off-Broadway productions and art house films.
The Hippodrome provides arts education for all ages, including classes & camps, in-school programs, workshops and behind-the-scenes opportunities for adults.
Credit for the data above is given to the following websites:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hippodrome_State_Theatre
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The Federal Building located at 111 South Orange Avenue was constructed as a U.S. Post Office with a WPA federal subsidy of $175,000 appropriated by Congress in 1931. Plans for the Neoclassical Revival Style Post Office were prepared by George Albree Freeman, his associate, Harold N. Hall, and supervising architect, Louis A. Simon. The test borings for the foundation were prepared by the local Sarasota contractor, C.W. Matheny, and the plans of George Albree Freeman and H.N. Hall were approved at the Washington D.C. level by August of 1932.
A contemporary newspaper clipping described the building as a “Classical design of the Corinthian type, fireproofed throughout with steel structure piling in the foundations. The most modern plumbing, heating, and ventilating equipment will be installed. One radical innovation in the new Post Office will be the use of marble and aluminum where metal is ordinarily employed in parts of the building used by the public.” Although Neoclassical Revival in style, several design elements and materials were indeed innovative for the time; in particular, the suppressed or implied parapet which appears at the western elevation and the use of aluminum in the interior.
The Federal Building or Post Office is an example of the fourth building period phase (1930 – 1935) in the city of Sarasota. Following a collapse of the land boom in Sarasota and the subsequent national Depression, new construction projects signaling recovery were heralded in the local press. The arrival of the S.H. Kress Company building in Sarasota received major press coverage in 1931 and the allocation in 1931 of Federal funds for the erection of the Post Office received equally enthusiastic coverage. Although the supervising contracting firm was the Worsham Brothers of Knoxville, Tennessee, Federal money and new construction created construction jobs in Sarasota.
The Post Office designs were created by George Albree Freeman who was born in 1859 in New York and practiced architecture in Stanford, Connecticut the latter part of the 19th Century. Mr. Freeman also practiced architecture in New York City where he shared an office at 28 West 23rd Street with the nationally prominent architect Bruce Price. Together Freeman and Price designed a Shingle Style residence (Seacroft) located near Seabright, New Jersey. The drawings for the resort shingle-style house are dated 1882. Freeman's architectural commissions in New York include a Neo-Georgian building dated 1904, extant at 128 East 44th Street.
George Albree Freeman first appears in Polk's Sarasota City Directory in 1926 with an office listed as 12 Blackburn Building located at 113 South Palm Avenue. George Albree Freeman was also the architect of record for the residence of Mr. Powell Crosley, Jr., located in greater Sarasota with plans prepared June 1929. The residence of Mr. Powell Crosley, also known as Seagat, was officially listed on the National Register of Historic Places in February of 1983. Freeman was a versatile and eclectic architect designing everything from Shingle Style seasonal residences to high style Mediterranean Revival mansions such as Seagate, as well as a Neo-Georgian townhouse in New York City, and finally, the Neoclassical Post Office or Federal Building in Sarasota, Florida. George Albree Freeman died on February 22, 1934. The Federal Building or new Post Office was presumably Mr. Freeman's last executed design.
The associate architect of the Federal Building, Harold N. Hall, was a local engineer and architect who was the architect of record for the Woman's Club located at 1241 North Palm Avenue.
In summary, the Post Office or Federal Building, located at 111 South Orange Avenue is significant in the use of stylized Neoclassical Revival Style ornamentation. Quality of craftsmanship is represented in the carved elements, in particular, the handling of the acanthus leaves of the Corinthian capitals which appear at the colonnade of the west elevation. The interpretation of Neoclassical Revival Style motifs is academic in handling. Neoclassical elements are applied to the building in an academic and accurate manner, such as the string courses, modillioned entablatures, and columns in antis. The Neoclassical ornamentation, however, is not “parroted.” Stylized elements appear, including the use of an implied pediment, which appears above the 9-bay loggia doors located at the west elevation, the modern material grilles being Neoclassical in form, the material being innovative. The Federal Building is a prominent building on a landmark site. Number 111 South Orange Avenue is significant as an example of the building industry in Sarasota and a product of the Works Progress Administration. Finally, it is the last monumental design project executed by the architect, George Albree Freeman.
Credit for the data above is given to the following websites:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Post_Office%E2%80%93F...(Sarasota,_Florida)
www.sarasotahistoryalive.com/history/buildings/federal-bu...
www.emporis.com/buildings/387504/federal-building-sarasot...
www.sarasotahistoryalive.com/history/videos/federal-build...
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The Federal Building located at 111 South Orange Avenue was constructed as a U.S. Post Office with a WPA federal subsidy of $175,000 appropriated by Congress in 1931. Plans for the Neoclassical Revival Style Post Office were prepared by George Albree Freeman, his associate, Harold N. Hall, and supervising architect, Louis A. Simon. The test borings for the foundation were prepared by the local Sarasota contractor, C.W. Matheny, and the plans of George Albree Freeman and H.N. Hall were approved at the Washington D.C. level by August of 1932.
A contemporary newspaper clipping described the building as a “Classical design of the Corinthian type, fireproofed throughout with steel structure piling in the foundations. The most modern plumbing, heating, and ventilating equipment will be installed. One radical innovation in the new Post Office will be the use of marble and aluminum where metal is ordinarily employed in parts of the building used by the public.” Although Neoclassical Revival in style, several design elements and materials were indeed innovative for the time; in particular, the suppressed or implied parapet which appears at the western elevation and the use of aluminum in the interior.
The Federal Building or Post Office is an example of the fourth building period phase (1930 – 1935) in the city of Sarasota. Following a collapse of the land boom in Sarasota and the subsequent national Depression, new construction projects signaling recovery were heralded in the local press. The arrival of the S.H. Kress Company building in Sarasota received major press coverage in 1931 and the allocation in 1931 of Federal funds for the erection of the Post Office received equally enthusiastic coverage. Although the supervising contracting firm was the Worsham Brothers of Knoxville, Tennessee, Federal money and new construction created construction jobs in Sarasota.
The Post Office designs were created by George Albree Freeman who was born in 1859 in New York and practiced architecture in Stanford, Connecticut the latter part of the 19th Century. Mr. Freeman also practiced architecture in New York City where he shared an office at 28 West 23rd Street with the nationally prominent architect Bruce Price. Together Freeman and Price designed a Shingle Style residence (Seacroft) located near Seabright, New Jersey. The drawings for the resort shingle-style house are dated 1882. Freeman's architectural commissions in New York include a Neo-Georgian building dated 1904, extant at 128 East 44th Street.
George Albree Freeman first appears in Polk's Sarasota City Directory in 1926 with an office listed as 12 Blackburn Building located at 113 South Palm Avenue. George Albree Freeman was also the architect of record for the residence of Mr. Powell Crosley, Jr., located in greater Sarasota with plans prepared June 1929. The residence of Mr. Powell Crosley, also known as Seagat, was officially listed on the National Register of Historic Places in February of 1983. Freeman was a versatile and eclectic architect designing everything from Shingle Style seasonal residences to high style Mediterranean Revival mansions such as Seagate, as well as a Neo-Georgian townhouse in New York City, and finally, the Neoclassical Post Office or Federal Building in Sarasota, Florida. George Albree Freeman died on February 22, 1934. The Federal Building or new Post Office was presumably Mr. Freeman's last executed design.
The associate architect of the Federal Building, Harold N. Hall, was a local engineer and architect who was the architect of record for the Woman's Club located at 1241 North Palm Avenue.
In summary, the Post Office or Federal Building, located at 111 South Orange Avenue is significant in the use of stylized Neoclassical Revival Style ornamentation. Quality of craftsmanship is represented in the carved elements, in particular, the handling of the acanthus leaves of the Corinthian capitals which appear at the colonnade of the west elevation. The interpretation of Neoclassical Revival Style motifs is academic in handling. Neoclassical elements are applied to the building in an academic and accurate manner, such as the string courses, modillioned entablatures, and columns in antis. The Neoclassical ornamentation, however, is not “parroted.” Stylized elements appear, including the use of an implied pediment, which appears above the 9-bay loggia doors located at the west elevation, the modern material grilles being Neoclassical in form, the material being innovative. The Federal Building is a prominent building on a landmark site. Number 111 South Orange Avenue is significant as an example of the building industry in Sarasota and a product of the Works Progress Administration. Finally, it is the last monumental design project executed by the architect, George Albree Freeman.
Credit for the data above is given to the following websites:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Post_Office%E2%80%93F...(Sarasota,_Florida)
www.sarasotahistoryalive.com/history/buildings/federal-bu...
www.emporis.com/buildings/387504/federal-building-sarasot...
www.sarasotahistoryalive.com/history/videos/federal-build...
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Astle's Country Store gets top billing here. Too bad it was early evening when we drove by... looks like the store might be interesting.
Grover's population was 147 in the 2010 census.
This post office was built in 1888 to provide a way for residents to send lumps of coal to their relatives who had been blacklisted. The activity primarily occurred during the month of December.
Cle Elum, Washington 2016
Hollywood is a city in Broward County, Florida, located between Fort Lauderdale and Miami. The average temperature is between 68 and 83 degrees. As of July 1, 2015 Hollywood has a population of 149,728. Founded in 1925, the city grew rapidly in the 1950s and 1960s, and is now the twelfth largest city in Florida. Hollywood is a principal city of the Miami metropolitan area, which was home to an estimated 6,012,331 people at the 2015 census.
Joseph W. Young founded the city in 1925. He dreamed of building a motion picture colony on the East Coast of the United States and named the town after Hollywood, California. Young bought up thousands of acres of land around 1920, and named his new town "Hollywood by the Sea" to distinguish it from his other real estate venture, "Hollywood in the Hills", in New York
Young had a vision of having lakes, golf courses, a luxury beach hotel, country clubs, and a main street, Hollywood Boulevard. After the 1926 Miami hurricane, Hollywood was severely damaged; local newspapers reported that Hollywood was second only to Miami in losses from the storm. Following upon Young's death in 1934, the city encountered more terrific hurricanes and not only that, but the stock market crashed with personal financial misfortunes. It felt as though the city was tumbling slowly piece by piece with all of those tragic events taking place.
Hollywood is a planned city. On Hollywood Boulevard is the Mediterranean-style Joseph Young Mansion, built around 1921, making it one of the oldest houses in Hollywood.
Credit for the data above is given to the following website:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood,_Florida
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Hollywood is a city in Broward County, Florida, located between Fort Lauderdale and Miami. The average temperature is between 68 and 83 degrees. As of July 1, 2015 Hollywood has a population of 149,728. Founded in 1925, the city grew rapidly in the 1950s and 1960s, and is now the twelfth largest city in Florida. Hollywood is a principal city of the Miami metropolitan area, which was home to an estimated 6,012,331 people at the 2015 census.
Joseph W. Young founded the city in 1925. He dreamed of building a motion picture colony on the East Coast of the United States and named the town after Hollywood, California. Young bought up thousands of acres of land around 1920, and named his new town "Hollywood by the Sea" to distinguish it from his other real estate venture, "Hollywood in the Hills", in New York
Young had a vision of having lakes, golf courses, a luxury beach hotel, country clubs, and a main street, Hollywood Boulevard. After the 1926 Miami hurricane, Hollywood was severely damaged; local newspapers reported that Hollywood was second only to Miami in losses from the storm. Following upon Young's death in 1934, the city encountered more terrific hurricanes and not only that, but the stock market crashed with personal financial misfortunes. It felt as though the city was tumbling slowly piece by piece with all of those tragic events taking place.
Hollywood is a planned city. On Hollywood Boulevard is the Mediterranean-style Joseph Young Mansion, built around 1921, making it one of the oldest houses in Hollywood.
Credit for the data above is given to the following website:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood,_Florida
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Park Tower (formerly known as the Lykes Building) is a skyscraper located in downtown Tampa, Florida. It is Tampa's first high-rise tower. At the time of its completion in November 1973, it was the tallest in Florida, and is currently sixth-tallest in Tampa, at 458 feet (36 stories). It was the tallest building in Tampa until One Tampa City Center was built in 1981.
Park Tower is located in the heart of downtown Tampa directly across from The Tampa Riverwalk & Hillsborough River; Curtis Hixon and Gaslight Parks; the Glazer Children's Museum and the Tampa Museum of Art. It is within walking distance of the Tampa Convention Center, University of Tampa, and the David A. Straz Jr. Center for the Performing Arts.
In 2016 the tower was purchased by a joint venture consisting of affiliates of NYSE listed City Office REIT (NYSE: CIO), Feldman Equities LLC, and Tower Realty Partners for $79.75 million. The group completed a multi-million-dollar renovation in 2019. The most significant change at Park Tower is the modernization of the office building's façade by painting the exterior a lighter color and upgrading the main entrance. The building's amenities were upgraded with a modern lobby and the addition of Buddy Brew Coffee café. The office tower's updated design was created by internationally renowned architect Gensler.
Since acquiring the property, new leases have been signed including the headquarters relocation of CAPTRUST Advisors, LLC, Buddy Brew Coffee and Continuity Logic, LLC. Anchor tenants include BB&T, United States Department of Justice – US Attorney's Office, Level 3 Communications, and Lykes Insurance.
Park Tower is LEED EB Gold Certified and EPA Energy Star certified.
The tower's amenities include FedEx Office, U.S. Post Office, BB&T Bank, Grow Financial Credit Union, Pearl Salon, Nature's Table Café, a fitness center, conference room and a 6th-floor tenant lounge, lobby concierge and Buddy Brew Coffee.
Park Tower is the "Telco-Hotel" for the region, with a major telephony and internet presence.
Tenants with a major Point of Presence (POP's) and Central Offices (CO's, AKA Telephone Exchanges)
AT&T
Verizon Communications (formerly XO Communications, Frontier Communications, Verizon Business (MCI, UUNET, World Comm))
CenturyLink (formerly Level 3 Communications and Global Crossing)
Charter Spectrum (formerly Bright House Networks)
Crown Castle (formerly FPL FiberNet)
TW Telecom (formerly Time Warner Communications)
Windstream Communications (formerly Earthlink, ITC Deltacom, PAETEC, USLEC, NUVOX, and Florida Digital Networks)
Cogent Communications
FiberLight www.fiberlight.com/
Online Technology Exchange www.otxi.com/
Summit Broadband (formerly US Metropolitan Telecom) summit-broadband.com/
Tampa Internet Exchange tampix.com/ (located within the WOW Business Data Center)
WOW Business Services (Wide Open West, a carrier-neutral colocation data center formerly known as E Solutions Corporation).
The building has two underground 13.2kV electrical feeds from the utility power company, one of which is from the high-priority medical grid and multiple diverse entry points for fiber optic and other data cabling. Park Tower is home to a large underground Federal Reserve Vault. The building also features video-enhanced 24x7x365 on-site security.
When it was originally built, the tower was the home of The First National Bank of Tampa, later First National Bank of Florida (First Florida Corporation). Park Tower was also the headquarters of the Lykes Brothers Corporation. The tower was purchased by Sterling American Property of New York City for $27.4 million in 2006 and underwent its first restoration including newly renovated elevators, air conditioning, and replacement of much of the electrical distribution system. The building later became the downtown Tampa headquarters of Colonial Bank, now BB&T. BB&T's sign is still featured on the top of the building.
Credit for the data above is given to the following websites:
www.emporis.com/buildings/128610/park-tower-tampa-fl-usa
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Park_Tower_(Tampa)
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Oakland is a small rural unincorporated community in Colorado County. I believe it flourished from the the 1890s until the 1940s. At one time it had two stores, a church, a school and a blacksmith shop plus a post office. The surviving post office is on the right of the building complete with old time postal boxes. It's a very small space. About 80-100 people still live in Oakland. Oakland, Colorado County, Texas F.M.532 5.6.2012
The Federal Building located at 111 South Orange Avenue was constructed as a U.S. Post Office with a WPA federal subsidy of $175,000 appropriated by Congress in 1931. Plans for the Neoclassical Revival Style Post Office were prepared by George Albree Freeman, his associate, Harold N. Hall, and supervising architect, Louis A. Simon. The test borings for the foundation were prepared by the local Sarasota contractor, C.W. Matheny, and the plans of George Albree Freeman and H.N. Hall were approved at the Washington D.C. level by August of 1932.
A contemporary newspaper clipping described the building as a “Classical design of the Corinthian type, fireproofed throughout with steel structure piling in the foundations. The most modern plumbing, heating, and ventilating equipment will be installed. One radical innovation in the new Post Office will be the use of marble and aluminum where metal is ordinarily employed in parts of the building used by the public.” Although Neoclassical Revival in style, several design elements and materials were indeed innovative for the time; in particular, the suppressed or implied parapet which appears at the western elevation and the use of aluminum in the interior.
The Federal Building or Post Office is an example of the fourth building period phase (1930 – 1935) in the city of Sarasota. Following a collapse of the land boom in Sarasota and the subsequent national Depression, new construction projects signaling recovery were heralded in the local press. The arrival of the S.H. Kress Company building in Sarasota received major press coverage in 1931 and the allocation in 1931 of Federal funds for the erection of the Post Office received equally enthusiastic coverage. Although the supervising contracting firm was the Worsham Brothers of Knoxville, Tennessee, Federal money and new construction created construction jobs in Sarasota.
The Post Office designs were created by George Albree Freeman who was born in 1859 in New York and practiced architecture in Stanford, Connecticut the latter part of the 19th Century. Mr. Freeman also practiced architecture in New York City where he shared an office at 28 West 23rd Street with the nationally prominent architect Bruce Price. Together Freeman and Price designed a Shingle Style residence (Seacroft) located near Seabright, New Jersey. The drawings for the resort shingle-style house are dated 1882. Freeman's architectural commissions in New York include a Neo-Georgian building dated 1904, extant at 128 East 44th Street.
George Albree Freeman first appears in Polk's Sarasota City Directory in 1926 with an office listed as 12 Blackburn Building located at 113 South Palm Avenue. George Albree Freeman was also the architect of record for the residence of Mr. Powell Crosley, Jr., located in greater Sarasota with plans prepared June 1929. The residence of Mr. Powell Crosley, also known as Seagat, was officially listed on the National Register of Historic Places in February of 1983. Freeman was a versatile and eclectic architect designing everything from Shingle Style seasonal residences to high style Mediterranean Revival mansions such as Seagate, as well as a Neo-Georgian townhouse in New York City, and finally, the Neoclassical Post Office or Federal Building in Sarasota, Florida. George Albree Freeman died on February 22, 1934. The Federal Building or new Post Office was presumably Mr. Freeman's last executed design.
The associate architect of the Federal Building, Harold N. Hall, was a local engineer and architect who was the architect of record for the Woman's Club located at 1241 North Palm Avenue.
In summary, the Post Office or Federal Building, located at 111 South Orange Avenue is significant in the use of stylized Neoclassical Revival Style ornamentation. Quality of craftsmanship is represented in the carved elements, in particular, the handling of the acanthus leaves of the Corinthian capitals which appear at the colonnade of the west elevation. The interpretation of Neoclassical Revival Style motifs is academic in handling. Neoclassical elements are applied to the building in an academic and accurate manner, such as the string courses, modillioned entablatures, and columns in antis. The Neoclassical ornamentation, however, is not “parroted.” Stylized elements appear, including the use of an implied pediment, which appears above the 9-bay loggia doors located at the west elevation, the modern material grilles being Neoclassical in form, the material being innovative. The Federal Building is a prominent building on a landmark site. Number 111 South Orange Avenue is significant as an example of the building industry in Sarasota and a product of the Works Progress Administration. Finally, it is the last monumental design project executed by the architect, George Albree Freeman.
Credit for the data above is given to the following websites:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Post_Office%E2%80%93F...(Sarasota,_Florida)
www.sarasotahistoryalive.com/history/buildings/federal-bu...
www.emporis.com/buildings/387504/federal-building-sarasot...
www.sarasotahistoryalive.com/history/videos/federal-build...
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The Federal Building located at 111 South Orange Avenue was constructed as a U.S. Post Office with a WPA federal subsidy of $175,000 appropriated by Congress in 1931. Plans for the Neoclassical Revival Style Post Office were prepared by George Albree Freeman, his associate, Harold N. Hall, and supervising architect, Louis A. Simon. The test borings for the foundation were prepared by the local Sarasota contractor, C.W. Matheny, and the plans of George Albree Freeman and H.N. Hall were approved at the Washington D.C. level by August of 1932.
A contemporary newspaper clipping described the building as a “Classical design of the Corinthian type, fireproofed throughout with steel structure piling in the foundations. The most modern plumbing, heating, and ventilating equipment will be installed. One radical innovation in the new Post Office will be the use of marble and aluminum where metal is ordinarily employed in parts of the building used by the public.” Although Neoclassical Revival in style, several design elements and materials were indeed innovative for the time; in particular, the suppressed or implied parapet which appears at the western elevation and the use of aluminum in the interior.
The Federal Building or Post Office is an example of the fourth building period phase (1930 – 1935) in the city of Sarasota. Following a collapse of the land boom in Sarasota and the subsequent national Depression, new construction projects signaling recovery were heralded in the local press. The arrival of the S.H. Kress Company building in Sarasota received major press coverage in 1931 and the allocation in 1931 of Federal funds for the erection of the Post Office received equally enthusiastic coverage. Although the supervising contracting firm was the Worsham Brothers of Knoxville, Tennessee, Federal money and new construction created construction jobs in Sarasota.
The Post Office designs were created by George Albree Freeman who was born in 1859 in New York and practiced architecture in Stanford, Connecticut the latter part of the 19th Century. Mr. Freeman also practiced architecture in New York City where he shared an office at 28 West 23rd Street with the nationally prominent architect Bruce Price. Together Freeman and Price designed a Shingle Style residence (Seacroft) located near Seabright, New Jersey. The drawings for the resort shingle-style house are dated 1882. Freeman's architectural commissions in New York include a Neo-Georgian building dated 1904, extant at 128 East 44th Street.
George Albree Freeman first appears in Polk's Sarasota City Directory in 1926 with an office listed as 12 Blackburn Building located at 113 South Palm Avenue. George Albree Freeman was also the architect of record for the residence of Mr. Powell Crosley, Jr., located in greater Sarasota with plans prepared June 1929. The residence of Mr. Powell Crosley, also known as Seagat, was officially listed on the National Register of Historic Places in February of 1983. Freeman was a versatile and eclectic architect designing everything from Shingle Style seasonal residences to high style Mediterranean Revival mansions such as Seagate, as well as a Neo-Georgian townhouse in New York City, and finally, the Neoclassical Post Office or Federal Building in Sarasota, Florida. George Albree Freeman died on February 22, 1934. The Federal Building or new Post Office was presumably Mr. Freeman's last executed design.
The associate architect of the Federal Building, Harold N. Hall, was a local engineer and architect who was the architect of record for the Woman's Club located at 1241 North Palm Avenue.
In summary, the Post Office or Federal Building, located at 111 South Orange Avenue is significant in the use of stylized Neoclassical Revival Style ornamentation. Quality of craftsmanship is represented in the carved elements, in particular, the handling of the acanthus leaves of the Corinthian capitals which appear at the colonnade of the west elevation. The interpretation of Neoclassical Revival Style motifs is academic in handling. Neoclassical elements are applied to the building in an academic and accurate manner, such as the string courses, modillioned entablatures, and columns in antis. The Neoclassical ornamentation, however, is not “parroted.” Stylized elements appear, including the use of an implied pediment, which appears above the 9-bay loggia doors located at the west elevation, the modern material grilles being Neoclassical in form, the material being innovative. The Federal Building is a prominent building on a landmark site. Number 111 South Orange Avenue is significant as an example of the building industry in Sarasota and a product of the Works Progress Administration. Finally, it is the last monumental design project executed by the architect, George Albree Freeman.
Credit for the data above is given to the following websites:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Post_Office%E2%80%93F...(Sarasota,_Florida)
www.sarasotahistoryalive.com/history/buildings/federal-bu...
www.emporis.com/buildings/387504/federal-building-sarasot...
www.sarasotahistoryalive.com/history/videos/federal-build...
© All Rights Reserved - you may not use this image in any form without my prior permission.
The Federal Building located at 111 South Orange Avenue was constructed as a U.S. Post Office with a WPA federal subsidy of $175,000 appropriated by Congress in 1931. Plans for the Neoclassical Revival Style Post Office were prepared by George Albree Freeman, his associate, Harold N. Hall, and supervising architect, Louis A. Simon. The test borings for the foundation were prepared by the local Sarasota contractor, C.W. Matheny, and the plans of George Albree Freeman and H.N. Hall were approved at the Washington D.C. level by August of 1932.
A contemporary newspaper clipping described the building as a “Classical design of the Corinthian type, fireproofed throughout with steel structure piling in the foundations. The most modern plumbing, heating, and ventilating equipment will be installed. One radical innovation in the new Post Office will be the use of marble and aluminum where metal is ordinarily employed in parts of the building used by the public.” Although Neoclassical Revival in style, several design elements and materials were indeed innovative for the time; in particular, the suppressed or implied parapet which appears at the western elevation and the use of aluminum in the interior.
The Federal Building or Post Office is an example of the fourth building period phase (1930 – 1935) in the city of Sarasota. Following a collapse of the land boom in Sarasota and the subsequent national Depression, new construction projects signaling recovery were heralded in the local press. The arrival of the S.H. Kress Company building in Sarasota received major press coverage in 1931 and the allocation in 1931 of Federal funds for the erection of the Post Office received equally enthusiastic coverage. Although the supervising contracting firm was the Worsham Brothers of Knoxville, Tennessee, Federal money and new construction created construction jobs in Sarasota.
The Post Office designs were created by George Albree Freeman who was born in 1859 in New York and practiced architecture in Stanford, Connecticut the latter part of the 19th Century. Mr. Freeman also practiced architecture in New York City where he shared an office at 28 West 23rd Street with the nationally prominent architect Bruce Price. Together Freeman and Price designed a Shingle Style residence (Seacroft) located near Seabright, New Jersey. The drawings for the resort shingle-style house are dated 1882. Freeman's architectural commissions in New York include a Neo-Georgian building dated 1904, extant at 128 East 44th Street.
George Albree Freeman first appears in Polk's Sarasota City Directory in 1926 with an office listed as 12 Blackburn Building located at 113 South Palm Avenue. George Albree Freeman was also the architect of record for the residence of Mr. Powell Crosley, Jr., located in greater Sarasota with plans prepared June 1929. The residence of Mr. Powell Crosley, also known as Seagat, was officially listed on the National Register of Historic Places in February of 1983. Freeman was a versatile and eclectic architect designing everything from Shingle Style seasonal residences to high style Mediterranean Revival mansions such as Seagate, as well as a Neo-Georgian townhouse in New York City, and finally, the Neoclassical Post Office or Federal Building in Sarasota, Florida. George Albree Freeman died on February 22, 1934. The Federal Building or new Post Office was presumably Mr. Freeman's last executed design.
The associate architect of the Federal Building, Harold N. Hall, was a local engineer and architect who was the architect of record for the Woman's Club located at 1241 North Palm Avenue.
In summary, the Post Office or Federal Building, located at 111 South Orange Avenue is significant in the use of stylized Neoclassical Revival Style ornamentation. Quality of craftsmanship is represented in the carved elements, in particular, the handling of the acanthus leaves of the Corinthian capitals which appear at the colonnade of the west elevation. The interpretation of Neoclassical Revival Style motifs is academic in handling. Neoclassical elements are applied to the building in an academic and accurate manner, such as the string courses, modillioned entablatures, and columns in antis. The Neoclassical ornamentation, however, is not “parroted.” Stylized elements appear, including the use of an implied pediment, which appears above the 9-bay loggia doors located at the west elevation, the modern material grilles being Neoclassical in form, the material being innovative. The Federal Building is a prominent building on a landmark site. Number 111 South Orange Avenue is significant as an example of the building industry in Sarasota and a product of the Works Progress Administration. Finally, it is the last monumental design project executed by the architect, George Albree Freeman.
Credit for the data above is given to the following websites:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Post_Office%E2%80%93F...(Sarasota,_Florida)
www.sarasotahistoryalive.com/history/buildings/federal-bu...
www.emporis.com/buildings/387504/federal-building-sarasot...
www.sarasotahistoryalive.com/history/videos/federal-build...
© All Rights Reserved - you may not use this image in any form without my prior permission.
The Federal Building located at 111 South Orange Avenue was constructed as a U.S. Post Office with a WPA federal subsidy of $175,000 appropriated by Congress in 1931. Plans for the Neoclassical Revival Style Post Office were prepared by George Albree Freeman, his associate, Harold N. Hall, and supervising architect, Louis A. Simon. The test borings for the foundation were prepared by the local Sarasota contractor, C.W. Matheny, and the plans of George Albree Freeman and H.N. Hall were approved at the Washington D.C. level by August of 1932.
A contemporary newspaper clipping described the building as a “Classical design of the Corinthian type, fireproofed throughout with steel structure piling in the foundations. The most modern plumbing, heating, and ventilating equipment will be installed. One radical innovation in the new Post Office will be the use of marble and aluminum where metal is ordinarily employed in parts of the building used by the public.” Although Neoclassical Revival in style, several design elements and materials were indeed innovative for the time; in particular, the suppressed or implied parapet which appears at the western elevation and the use of aluminum in the interior.
The Federal Building or Post Office is an example of the fourth building period phase (1930 – 1935) in the city of Sarasota. Following a collapse of the land boom in Sarasota and the subsequent national Depression, new construction projects signaling recovery were heralded in the local press. The arrival of the S.H. Kress Company building in Sarasota received major press coverage in 1931 and the allocation in 1931 of Federal funds for the erection of the Post Office received equally enthusiastic coverage. Although the supervising contracting firm was the Worsham Brothers of Knoxville, Tennessee, Federal money and new construction created construction jobs in Sarasota.
The Post Office designs were created by George Albree Freeman who was born in 1859 in New York and practiced architecture in Stanford, Connecticut the latter part of the 19th Century. Mr. Freeman also practiced architecture in New York City where he shared an office at 28 West 23rd Street with the nationally prominent architect Bruce Price. Together Freeman and Price designed a Shingle Style residence (Seacroft) located near Seabright, New Jersey. The drawings for the resort shingle-style house are dated 1882. Freeman's architectural commissions in New York include a Neo-Georgian building dated 1904, extant at 128 East 44th Street.
George Albree Freeman first appears in Polk's Sarasota City Directory in 1926 with an office listed as 12 Blackburn Building located at 113 South Palm Avenue. George Albree Freeman was also the architect of record for the residence of Mr. Powell Crosley, Jr., located in greater Sarasota with plans prepared June 1929. The residence of Mr. Powell Crosley, also known as Seagat, was officially listed on the National Register of Historic Places in February of 1983. Freeman was a versatile and eclectic architect designing everything from Shingle Style seasonal residences to high style Mediterranean Revival mansions such as Seagate, as well as a Neo-Georgian townhouse in New York City, and finally, the Neoclassical Post Office or Federal Building in Sarasota, Florida. George Albree Freeman died on February 22, 1934. The Federal Building or new Post Office was presumably Mr. Freeman's last executed design.
The associate architect of the Federal Building, Harold N. Hall, was a local engineer and architect who was the architect of record for the Woman's Club located at 1241 North Palm Avenue.
In summary, the Post Office or Federal Building, located at 111 South Orange Avenue is significant in the use of stylized Neoclassical Revival Style ornamentation. Quality of craftsmanship is represented in the carved elements, in particular, the handling of the acanthus leaves of the Corinthian capitals which appear at the colonnade of the west elevation. The interpretation of Neoclassical Revival Style motifs is academic in handling. Neoclassical elements are applied to the building in an academic and accurate manner, such as the string courses, modillioned entablatures, and columns in antis. The Neoclassical ornamentation, however, is not “parroted.” Stylized elements appear, including the use of an implied pediment, which appears above the 9-bay loggia doors located at the west elevation, the modern material grilles being Neoclassical in form, the material being innovative. The Federal Building is a prominent building on a landmark site. Number 111 South Orange Avenue is significant as an example of the building industry in Sarasota and a product of the Works Progress Administration. Finally, it is the last monumental design project executed by the architect, George Albree Freeman.
Credit for the data above is given to the following websites:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Post_Office%E2%80%93F...(Sarasota,_Florida)
www.sarasotahistoryalive.com/history/buildings/federal-bu...
www.emporis.com/buildings/387504/federal-building-sarasot...
www.sarasotahistoryalive.com/history/videos/federal-build...
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Park Tower (formerly known as the Lykes Building) is a skyscraper located in downtown Tampa, Florida. It is Tampa's first high-rise tower. It was the tallest building in Tampa until One Tampa City Center was built in 1981.
Park Tower is located in the heart of downtown Tampa directly across from The Tampa Riverwalk & Hillsborough River; Curtis Hixon and Gaslight Parks; the Glazer Children's Museum and the Tampa Museum of Art. It is within walking distance of the Tampa Convention Center, University of Tampa, and the David A. Straz Jr. Center for the Performing Arts.
In 2016 the tower was purchased by a joint venture consisting of affiliates of NYSE listed City Office REIT (NYSE: CIO), Feldman Equities LLC, and Tower Realty Partners for $79.75 million. The group completed a multi-million-dollar renovation in 2019. The most significant change at Park Tower is the modernization of the office building's façade by painting the exterior a lighter color and upgrading the main entrance. The building's amenities were upgraded with a modern lobby and the addition of Buddy Brew Coffee café. The office tower's updated design was created by internationally renowned architect Gensler.
Since acquiring the property, new leases have been signed including the headquarters relocation of CAPTRUST Advisors, LLC, Buddy Brew Coffee and Continuity Logic, LLC. Anchor tenants include BB&T, United States Department of Justice – US Attorney's Office, Level 3 Communications and Lykes Insurance.
Park Tower is LEED EB Gold Certified and EPA Energy Star certified.
The tower's amenities include FedEx Office, U.S. Post Office, BB&T Bank, Grow Financial Credit Union, Pearl Salon, Nature's Table Café, a fitness center, conference room and a 6th-floor tenant lounge, lobby concierge and Buddy Brew Coffee.
Park Tower is the "Telco-Hotel" for the region, with a major telephony and internet presence.
Tenants with a major Point of Presence (POP's) and Central Offices (CO's, AKA Telephone Exchanges)
AT&T
Verizon Communications (formerly XO Communications, Frontier Communications, Verizon Business (MCI, UUNET, World Comm))
CenturyLink (formerly Level 3 Communications and Global Crossing)
Charter Spectrum (formerly Bright House Networks)
Crown Castle (formerly FPL FiberNet)
TW Telecom (formerly Time Warner Communications)
Windstream Communications (formerly Earthlink, ITC Deltacom, PAETEC, USLEC, NUVOX, and Florida Digital Networks)
Cogent Communications
FiberLight www.fiberlight.com/
Online Technology Exchange www.otxi.com/
Summit Broadband (formerly US Metropolitan Telecom) summit-broadband.com/
Tampa Internet Exchange tampix.com/ (located within the WOW Business Data Center)
WOW Business Services (Wide Open West, a carrier-neutral colocation data center formerly known as E Solutions Corporation).
The building has two underground 13.2kV electrical feeds from the utility power company, one of which is from the high-priority medical grid and multiple diverse entry points for fiber optic and other data cabling. Park Tower is home to a large underground Federal Reserve Vault. The building also features video-enhanced 24x7x365 on-site security.
When it was originally built, the tower was the home of The First National Bank of Tampa, later First National Bank of Florida (First Florida Corporation). Park Tower was also the headquarters of the Lykes Brothers Corporation. The tower was purchased by Sterling American Property of New York City for $27.4 million in 2006 and underwent its first restoration including newly renovated elevators, air conditioning, and replacement of much of the electrical distribution system. The building later became the downtown Tampa headquarters of Colonial Bank, now BB&T. BB&T's sign is still featured on the top of the building.
Credit for the data above is given to the following websites:
www.emporis.com/buildings/128610/park-tower-tampa-fl-usa
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Park_Tower_(Tampa)
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Park Tower (formerly known as the Lykes Building) is a skyscraper located in downtown Tampa, Florida. It is Tampa's first high-rise tower. It was the tallest building in Tampa until One Tampa City Center was built in 1981.
Park Tower is located in the heart of downtown Tampa directly across from The Tampa Riverwalk & Hillsborough River; Curtis Hixon and Gaslight Parks; the Glazer Children's Museum and the Tampa Museum of Art. It is within walking distance of the Tampa Convention Center, University of Tampa, and the David A. Straz Jr. Center for the Performing Arts.
In 2016 the tower was purchased by a joint venture consisting of affiliates of NYSE listed City Office REIT (NYSE: CIO), Feldman Equities LLC, and Tower Realty Partners for $79.75 million. The group completed a multi-million-dollar renovation in 2019. The most significant change at Park Tower is the modernization of the office building's façade by painting the exterior a lighter color and upgrading the main entrance. The building's amenities were upgraded with a modern lobby and the addition of Buddy Brew Coffee café. The office tower's updated design was created by internationally renowned architect Gensler.
Since acquiring the property, new leases have been signed including the headquarters relocation of CAPTRUST Advisors, LLC, Buddy Brew Coffee and Continuity Logic, LLC. Anchor tenants include BB&T, United States Department of Justice – US Attorney's Office, Level 3 Communications and Lykes Insurance.
Park Tower is LEED EB Gold Certified and EPA Energy Star certified.
The tower's amenities include FedEx Office, U.S. Post Office, BB&T Bank, Grow Financial Credit Union, Pearl Salon, Nature's Table Café, a fitness center, conference room and a 6th-floor tenant lounge, lobby concierge and Buddy Brew Coffee.
Park Tower is the "Telco-Hotel" for the region, with a major telephony and internet presence.
Tenants with a major Point of Presence (POP's) and Central Offices (CO's, AKA Telephone Exchanges)
AT&T
Verizon Communications (formerly XO Communications, Frontier Communications, Verizon Business (MCI, UUNET, World Comm))
CenturyLink (formerly Level 3 Communications and Global Crossing)
Charter Spectrum (formerly Bright House Networks)
Crown Castle (formerly FPL FiberNet)
TW Telecom (formerly Time Warner Communications)
Windstream Communications (formerly Earthlink, ITC Deltacom, PAETEC, USLEC, NUVOX, and Florida Digital Networks)
Cogent Communications
FiberLight www.fiberlight.com/
Online Technology Exchange www.otxi.com/
Summit Broadband (formerly US Metropolitan Telecom) summit-broadband.com/
Tampa Internet Exchange tampix.com/ (located within the WOW Business Data Center)
WOW Business Services (Wide Open West, a carrier-neutral colocation data center formerly known as E Solutions Corporation).
The building has two underground 13.2kV electrical feeds from the utility power company, one of which is from the high-priority medical grid and multiple diverse entry points for fiber optic and other data cabling. Park Tower is home to a large underground Federal Reserve Vault. The building also features video-enhanced 24x7x365 on-site security.
When it was originally built, the tower was the home of The First National Bank of Tampa, later First National Bank of Florida (First Florida Corporation). Park Tower was also the headquarters of the Lykes Brothers Corporation. The tower was purchased by Sterling American Property of New York City for $27.4 million in 2006 and underwent its first restoration including newly renovated elevators, air conditioning, and replacement of much of the electrical distribution system. The building later became the downtown Tampa headquarters of Colonial Bank, now BB&T. BB&T's sign is still featured on the top of the building.
Credit for the data above is given to the following websites:
www.emporis.com/buildings/128610/park-tower-tampa-fl-usa
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Park_Tower_(Tampa)
© All Rights Reserved - you may not use this image in any form without my prior permission.
Park Tower (formerly known as the Lykes Building) is a skyscraper located in downtown Tampa, Florida. It is Tampa's first high-rise tower. It was the tallest building in Tampa until One Tampa City Center was built in 1981.
Park Tower is located in the heart of downtown Tampa directly across from The Tampa Riverwalk & Hillsborough River; Curtis Hixon and Gaslight Parks; the Glazer Children's Museum and the Tampa Museum of Art. It is within walking distance of the Tampa Convention Center, University of Tampa, and the David A. Straz Jr. Center for the Performing Arts.
In 2016 the tower was purchased by a joint venture consisting of affiliates of NYSE listed City Office REIT (NYSE: CIO), Feldman Equities LLC, and Tower Realty Partners for $79.75 million. The group completed a multi-million-dollar renovation in 2019. The most significant change at Park Tower is the modernization of the office building's façade by painting the exterior a lighter color and upgrading the main entrance. The building's amenities were upgraded with a modern lobby and the addition of Buddy Brew Coffee café. The office tower's updated design was created by internationally renowned architect Gensler.
Since acquiring the property, new leases have been signed including the headquarters relocation of CAPTRUST Advisors, LLC, Buddy Brew Coffee and Continuity Logic, LLC. Anchor tenants include BB&T, United States Department of Justice – US Attorney's Office, Level 3 Communications and Lykes Insurance.
Park Tower is LEED EB Gold Certified and EPA Energy Star certified.
The tower's amenities include FedEx Office, U.S. Post Office, BB&T Bank, Grow Financial Credit Union, Pearl Salon, Nature's Table Café, a fitness center, conference room and a 6th-floor tenant lounge, lobby concierge and Buddy Brew Coffee.
Park Tower is the "Telco-Hotel" for the region, with a major telephony and internet presence.
Tenants with a major Point of Presence (POP's) and Central Offices (CO's, AKA Telephone Exchanges)
AT&T
Verizon Communications (formerly XO Communications, Frontier Communications, Verizon Business (MCI, UUNET, World Comm))
CenturyLink (formerly Level 3 Communications and Global Crossing)
Charter Spectrum (formerly Bright House Networks)
Crown Castle (formerly FPL FiberNet)
TW Telecom (formerly Time Warner Communications)
Windstream Communications (formerly Earthlink, ITC Deltacom, PAETEC, USLEC, NUVOX, and Florida Digital Networks)
Cogent Communications
FiberLight www.fiberlight.com/
Online Technology Exchange www.otxi.com/
Summit Broadband (formerly US Metropolitan Telecom) summit-broadband.com/
Tampa Internet Exchange tampix.com/ (located within the WOW Business Data Center)
WOW Business Services (Wide Open West, a carrier-neutral colocation data center formerly known as E Solutions Corporation).
The building has two underground 13.2kV electrical feeds from the utility power company, one of which is from the high-priority medical grid and multiple diverse entry points for fiber optic and other data cabling. Park Tower is home to a large underground Federal Reserve Vault. The building also features video-enhanced 24x7x365 on-site security.
When it was originally built, the tower was the home of The First National Bank of Tampa, later First National Bank of Florida (First Florida Corporation). Park Tower was also the headquarters of the Lykes Brothers Corporation. The tower was purchased by Sterling American Property of New York City for $27.4 million in 2006 and underwent its first restoration including newly renovated elevators, air conditioning, and replacement of much of the electrical distribution system. The building later became the downtown Tampa headquarters of Colonial Bank, now BB&T. BB&T's sign is still featured on the top of the building.
Credit for the data above is given to the following websites:
www.emporis.com/buildings/128610/park-tower-tampa-fl-usa
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Park_Tower_(Tampa)
© All Rights Reserved - you may not use this image in any form without my prior permission.
The Federal Building located at 111 South Orange Avenue was constructed as a U.S. Post Office with a WPA federal subsidy of $175,000 appropriated by Congress in 1931. Plans for the Neoclassical Revival Style Post Office were prepared by George Albree Freeman, his associate, Harold N. Hall, and supervising architect, Louis A. Simon. The test borings for the foundation were prepared by the local Sarasota contractor, C.W. Matheny, and the plans of George Albree Freeman and H.N. Hall were approved at the Washington D.C. level by August of 1932.
A contemporary newspaper clipping described the building as a “Classical design of the Corinthian type, fireproofed throughout with steel structure piling in the foundations. The most modern plumbing, heating, and ventilating equipment will be installed. One radical innovation in the new Post Office will be the use of marble and aluminum where metal is ordinarily employed in parts of the building used by the public.” Although Neoclassical Revival in style, several design elements and materials were indeed innovative for the time; in particular, the suppressed or implied parapet which appears at the western elevation and the use of aluminum in the interior.
The Federal Building or Post Office is an example of the fourth building period phase (1930 – 1935) in the city of Sarasota. Following a collapse of the land boom in Sarasota and the subsequent national Depression, new construction projects signaling recovery were heralded in the local press. The arrival of the S.H. Kress Company building in Sarasota received major press coverage in 1931 and the allocation in 1931 of Federal funds for the erection of the Post Office received equally enthusiastic coverage. Although the supervising contracting firm was the Worsham Brothers of Knoxville, Tennessee, Federal money and new construction created construction jobs in Sarasota.
The Post Office designs were created by George Albree Freeman who was born in 1859 in New York and practiced architecture in Stanford, Connecticut the latter part of the 19th Century. Mr. Freeman also practiced architecture in New York City where he shared an office at 28 West 23rd Street with the nationally prominent architect Bruce Price. Together Freeman and Price designed a Shingle Style residence (Seacroft) located near Seabright, New Jersey. The drawings for the resort shingle-style house are dated 1882. Freeman's architectural commissions in New York include a Neo-Georgian building dated 1904, extant at 128 East 44th Street.
George Albree Freeman first appears in Polk's Sarasota City Directory in 1926 with an office listed as 12 Blackburn Building located at 113 South Palm Avenue. George Albree Freeman was also the architect of record for the residence of Mr. Powell Crosley, Jr., located in greater Sarasota with plans prepared June 1929. The residence of Mr. Powell Crosley, also known as Seagat, was officially listed on the National Register of Historic Places in February of 1983. Freeman was a versatile and eclectic architect designing everything from Shingle Style seasonal residences to high style Mediterranean Revival mansions such as Seagate, as well as a Neo-Georgian townhouse in New York City, and finally, the Neoclassical Post Office or Federal Building in Sarasota, Florida. George Albree Freeman died on February 22, 1934. The Federal Building or new Post Office was presumably Mr. Freeman's last executed design.
The associate architect of the Federal Building, Harold N. Hall, was a local engineer and architect who was the architect of record for the Woman's Club located at 1241 North Palm Avenue.
In summary, the Post Office or Federal Building, located at 111 South Orange Avenue is significant in the use of stylized Neoclassical Revival Style ornamentation. Quality of craftsmanship is represented in the carved elements, in particular, the handling of the acanthus leaves of the Corinthian capitals which appear at the colonnade of the west elevation. The interpretation of Neoclassical Revival Style motifs is academic in handling. Neoclassical elements are applied to the building in an academic and accurate manner, such as the string courses, modillioned entablatures, and columns in antis. The Neoclassical ornamentation, however, is not “parroted.” Stylized elements appear, including the use of an implied pediment, which appears above the 9-bay loggia doors located at the west elevation, the modern material grilles being Neoclassical in form, the material being innovative. The Federal Building is a prominent building on a landmark site. Number 111 South Orange Avenue is significant as an example of the building industry in Sarasota and a product of the Works Progress Administration. Finally, it is the last monumental design project executed by the architect, George Albree Freeman.
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www.sarasotahistoryalive.com/history/buildings/federal-bu...
www.emporis.com/buildings/387504/federal-building-sarasot...
www.sarasotahistoryalive.com/history/videos/federal-build...
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The Federal Building located at 111 South Orange Avenue was constructed as a U.S. Post Office with a WPA federal subsidy of $175,000 appropriated by Congress in 1931. Plans for the Neoclassical Revival Style Post Office were prepared by George Albree Freeman, his associate, Harold N. Hall, and supervising architect, Louis A. Simon. The test borings for the foundation were prepared by the local Sarasota contractor, C.W. Matheny, and the plans of George Albree Freeman and H.N. Hall were approved at the Washington D.C. level by August of 1932.
A contemporary newspaper clipping described the building as a “Classical design of the Corinthian type, fireproofed throughout with steel structure piling in the foundations. The most modern plumbing, heating, and ventilating equipment will be installed. One radical innovation in the new Post Office will be the use of marble and aluminum where metal is ordinarily employed in parts of the building used by the public.” Although Neoclassical Revival in style, several design elements and materials were indeed innovative for the time; in particular, the suppressed or implied parapet which appears at the western elevation and the use of aluminum in the interior.
The Federal Building or Post Office is an example of the fourth building period phase (1930 – 1935) in the city of Sarasota. Following a collapse of the land boom in Sarasota and the subsequent national Depression, new construction projects signaling recovery were heralded in the local press. The arrival of the S.H. Kress Company building in Sarasota received major press coverage in 1931 and the allocation in 1931 of Federal funds for the erection of the Post Office received equally enthusiastic coverage. Although the supervising contracting firm was the Worsham Brothers of Knoxville, Tennessee, Federal money and new construction created construction jobs in Sarasota.
The Post Office designs were created by George Albree Freeman who was born in 1859 in New York and practiced architecture in Stanford, Connecticut the latter part of the 19th Century. Mr. Freeman also practiced architecture in New York City where he shared an office at 28 West 23rd Street with the nationally prominent architect Bruce Price. Together Freeman and Price designed a Shingle Style residence (Seacroft) located near Seabright, New Jersey. The drawings for the resort shingle-style house are dated 1882. Freeman's architectural commissions in New York include a Neo-Georgian building dated 1904, extant at 128 East 44th Street.
George Albree Freeman first appears in Polk's Sarasota City Directory in 1926 with an office listed as 12 Blackburn Building located at 113 South Palm Avenue. George Albree Freeman was also the architect of record for the residence of Mr. Powell Crosley, Jr., located in greater Sarasota with plans prepared June 1929. The residence of Mr. Powell Crosley, also known as Seagat, was officially listed on the National Register of Historic Places in February of 1983. Freeman was a versatile and eclectic architect designing everything from Shingle Style seasonal residences to high style Mediterranean Revival mansions such as Seagate, as well as a Neo-Georgian townhouse in New York City, and finally, the Neoclassical Post Office or Federal Building in Sarasota, Florida. George Albree Freeman died on February 22, 1934. The Federal Building or new Post Office was presumably Mr. Freeman's last executed design.
The associate architect of the Federal Building, Harold N. Hall, was a local engineer and architect who was the architect of record for the Woman's Club located at 1241 North Palm Avenue.
In summary, the Post Office or Federal Building, located at 111 South Orange Avenue is significant in the use of stylized Neoclassical Revival Style ornamentation. Quality of craftsmanship is represented in the carved elements, in particular, the handling of the acanthus leaves of the Corinthian capitals which appear at the colonnade of the west elevation. The interpretation of Neoclassical Revival Style motifs is academic in handling. Neoclassical elements are applied to the building in an academic and accurate manner, such as the string courses, modillioned entablatures, and columns in antis. The Neoclassical ornamentation, however, is not “parroted.” Stylized elements appear, including the use of an implied pediment, which appears above the 9-bay loggia doors located at the west elevation, the modern material grilles being Neoclassical in form, the material being innovative. The Federal Building is a prominent building on a landmark site. Number 111 South Orange Avenue is significant as an example of the building industry in Sarasota and a product of the Works Progress Administration. Finally, it is the last monumental design project executed by the architect, George Albree Freeman.
Credit for the data above is given to the following websites:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Post_Office%E2%80%93F...(Sarasota,_Florida)
www.sarasotahistoryalive.com/history/buildings/federal-bu...
www.emporis.com/buildings/387504/federal-building-sarasot...
www.sarasotahistoryalive.com/history/videos/federal-build...
© All Rights Reserved - you may not use this image in any form without my prior permission.
The Federal Building located at 111 South Orange Avenue was constructed as a U.S. Post Office with a WPA federal subsidy of $175,000 appropriated by Congress in 1931. Plans for the Neoclassical Revival Style Post Office were prepared by George Albree Freeman, his associate, Harold N. Hall, and supervising architect, Louis A. Simon. The test borings for the foundation were prepared by the local Sarasota contractor, C.W. Matheny, and the plans of George Albree Freeman and H.N. Hall were approved at the Washington D.C. level by August of 1932.
A contemporary newspaper clipping described the building as a “Classical design of the Corinthian type, fireproofed throughout with steel structure piling in the foundations. The most modern plumbing, heating, and ventilating equipment will be installed. One radical innovation in the new Post Office will be the use of marble and aluminum where metal is ordinarily employed in parts of the building used by the public.” Although Neoclassical Revival in style, several design elements and materials were indeed innovative for the time; in particular, the suppressed or implied parapet which appears at the western elevation and the use of aluminum in the interior.
The Federal Building or Post Office is an example of the fourth building period phase (1930 – 1935) in the city of Sarasota. Following a collapse of the land boom in Sarasota and the subsequent national Depression, new construction projects signaling recovery were heralded in the local press. The arrival of the S.H. Kress Company building in Sarasota received major press coverage in 1931 and the allocation in 1931 of Federal funds for the erection of the Post Office received equally enthusiastic coverage. Although the supervising contracting firm was the Worsham Brothers of Knoxville, Tennessee, Federal money and new construction created construction jobs in Sarasota.
The Post Office designs were created by George Albree Freeman who was born in 1859 in New York and practiced architecture in Stanford, Connecticut the latter part of the 19th Century. Mr. Freeman also practiced architecture in New York City where he shared an office at 28 West 23rd Street with the nationally prominent architect Bruce Price. Together Freeman and Price designed a Shingle Style residence (Seacroft) located near Seabright, New Jersey. The drawings for the resort shingle-style house are dated 1882. Freeman's architectural commissions in New York include a Neo-Georgian building dated 1904, extant at 128 East 44th Street.
George Albree Freeman first appears in Polk's Sarasota City Directory in 1926 with an office listed as 12 Blackburn Building located at 113 South Palm Avenue. George Albree Freeman was also the architect of record for the residence of Mr. Powell Crosley, Jr., located in greater Sarasota with plans prepared June 1929. The residence of Mr. Powell Crosley, also known as Seagat, was officially listed on the National Register of Historic Places in February of 1983. Freeman was a versatile and eclectic architect designing everything from Shingle Style seasonal residences to high style Mediterranean Revival mansions such as Seagate, as well as a Neo-Georgian townhouse in New York City, and finally, the Neoclassical Post Office or Federal Building in Sarasota, Florida. George Albree Freeman died on February 22, 1934. The Federal Building or new Post Office was presumably Mr. Freeman's last executed design.
The associate architect of the Federal Building, Harold N. Hall, was a local engineer and architect who was the architect of record for the Woman's Club located at 1241 North Palm Avenue.
In summary, the Post Office or Federal Building, located at 111 South Orange Avenue is significant in the use of stylized Neoclassical Revival Style ornamentation. Quality of craftsmanship is represented in the carved elements, in particular, the handling of the acanthus leaves of the Corinthian capitals which appear at the colonnade of the west elevation. The interpretation of Neoclassical Revival Style motifs is academic in handling. Neoclassical elements are applied to the building in an academic and accurate manner, such as the string courses, modillioned entablatures, and columns in antis. The Neoclassical ornamentation, however, is not “parroted.” Stylized elements appear, including the use of an implied pediment, which appears above the 9-bay loggia doors located at the west elevation, the modern material grilles being Neoclassical in form, the material being innovative. The Federal Building is a prominent building on a landmark site. Number 111 South Orange Avenue is significant as an example of the building industry in Sarasota and a product of the Works Progress Administration. Finally, it is the last monumental design project executed by the architect, George Albree Freeman.
Credit for the data above is given to the following websites:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Post_Office%E2%80%93F...(Sarasota,_Florida)
www.sarasotahistoryalive.com/history/buildings/federal-bu...
www.emporis.com/buildings/387504/federal-building-sarasot...
www.sarasotahistoryalive.com/history/videos/federal-build...
© All Rights Reserved - you may not use this image in any form without my prior permission.
Marblemount is a tiny (population 203) community located near the western entrance to North Cascades National Park.
Grand Avenue is the main commercial street through the heart of Coconut Grove. Miami, Florida, USA.
Grand Avenue es la principal calle comercial que atraviesa el corazón de Coconut Grove. Miami, Florida, EEUU.
U.S. Post Office, 109 N. Polk Ave. - In 1937, the Works Progress Administration (WPA) financed the construction of this post office, the only structure in the "Art Moderne"-style in Arcadia and one of the city's few buildings with a basement. WPA-Artist Constance Ortmayer created a frieze of a bucolic scene entitled “Arcadia" that hangs in the lobby.
Arcadia was again in the Main Street Program after the disastrous hurricanes of 2004, including a direct strike from Hurricane Charley. In 2017, many structures were damaged by Hurricane Irma.
The DeSoto County Historical Society was founded during the centennial celebrations for Arcadia and DeSoto County in 1986-1987. More details and structures are available in the Walking Tour of Historic Arcadia, Florida booklet on sale in shops and from the Society.
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New Haven Railroad EP-5's motor # 375 & another, along with a Pennsylvania Railroad GG-1 motor is seen in the open pit area between Pennsylvania Station and the Post Office building in New York City, New York, 1964. The motors are spotted on stub end storage tracks awaiting their next assignments. On the right is a car from a multiple unit train, The Long Island Railroad and transit trains from New Jersey also use the station for commuter train service. Next to the foreground track you can see the overrunning third rail installation. When the New Haven Railroad EP-5 motors use the New York Central third rail system for Grand Central Terminal service, it is of the under running design. The tracks to the right of the EP-5's lead into the tunnel opening portal under the Post Office, but will be reduced down to two tracks, one for each of the two tunnels that go under the Hudson River into New Jersey.
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Munson Valley Historic District, Crater Lake National Park.
This building (constructed 1932-1936; work was delayed due to lack of funds) originally served as housing for both male and female rangers. Architect Merel S. Sager had this built in a rustic, "non-intrusive" style to blend in with the surroundings. In 1985, it was converted into Crater Lake's primary visitor center, a use that continues today. The Crater Lake Post Office was also relocated here at that time. The building is called the Steel Visitor Center, but is currently closed until the spring of 2023 due to major structural renovation and upgrades to outdated utilities and communications.
A couple of (somewhat) off topic thoughts. 1) Note the roof's steep pitch. That's due to the (approximately) 533 inches of snow that the area receives annually... the slope helps shed some of this massive weight. 2) I've been visiting as many sites where the Civilian Conservation Corps camped and worked around Tucson as I can to learn about what they built and their way of life. I was surprised to find that although they apparently weren't directly involved in the construction, they did grading, prepared soil, and planted the area... in short, they did the landscaping. While it doesn't look too good in this photo, I bet by the time the building re-opens next year that the site will have returned to its 1930s appearance.
Sources: www.nps.gov/crla/planyourvisit/steel-visitor-center-const... www.nps.gov/crla/planyourvisit/visitorcenters.htm en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Munson_Valley_Historic_District
The Kress Building, the one with the blue and red K (K-Mart?) upper left, was built in 1927. It looked like many of the early Kress Buildings you can find images of on-line. I think Kress eventually purchased the building on the right (brick facade) when they expanded their operations. The building on the far left is the Brownsville City Hall and U.S. Post office, built in 1931. You can find an old post card image of the Kress Building as it originally looked by visiting "emporiumzone" on Flickr. Brownsville, Texas. 7.7.2017