| Luzon Building | |
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 Luzon Building prior to demolition | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Commercial offices |
| Architectural style | Chicago school, commercial style |
| Location | 1302 Pacific Avenue Tacoma, Washington |
| Coordinates | 47°15′04″N 122°26′19″W / 47.251155°N 122.438507°W |
| Construction started | 1890 |
| Completed | approx. 8 February 1891 |
| Demolished | 26 September 2009 |
| Height | |
| Roof | 88.00 ft (26.82 m) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 6 |
| Lifts/elevators | 1 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Burnham and Root |
Pacific National Bank Building | |
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| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1891 |
| NRHP reference No. | 80004008 [2] |
| Added to NRHP | 7 March 1980 |
| References | |
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The Luzon Building was a historic six-story building at 1302 Pacific Avenue in downtown Tacoma, Washington designed by Chicago architects Daniel Burnham and John Root. [3] [4]
The Luzon was built in 1890–1891 as the Pacific National Bank, which had a first floor entrance on Pacific Avenue and a second floor entrance on Commerce Street. Both floors contained businesses such as W.L. Davis & Sons Co. Furniture and Chaddy & Son Tailors in addition to the bank; the upper four stories were living space.
The building was named "Luzon" in 1901, after the largest island in the Philippines, where on July 1 of that year William Howard Taft inaugurated establishment of American civil government of the Philippines.
The building was demolished on September 26, 2009, despite efforts by local preservationists. [5] [6]
References
- ^ "Emporis building ID 1154293". Emporis. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010. Retrieved January 27, 2014.
- ^ Gallacci, Caroline Denyer; Karabaich, Ron (2009). Downtown Tacoma. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia. p. 42. ISBN 9780738570020.
- ^ "Luzon Building". Historic Tacoma. 12 February 2012. Archived from the original on 20 February 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
- ^ Cooper, Kathleen (September 27, 2009). "Few gather for fall of historic Luzon building". The News Tribune. Tacoma, Washington. Retrieved September 27, 2009.[ permanent dead link]
- ^ Matthews, Todd (September 26, 2009). "Luzon's Last Dawn". Tacoma Daily Index. Tacoma, Washington. Archived from the original on October 18, 2009. Retrieved September 27, 2009.
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