View, Independence Building, Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
Independence Building (Charlotte, N.C.)
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Item information
- Title:
- View, Independence Building, Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
- Topics:
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Architecture
- Subjects:
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Office buildings
- Original Format:
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Color slide
- Extent:
- 2 x 2 in.
- Item identifier:
- bh1256pnc001
- Created Date:
- Genre:
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Architectural photographs
- Location:
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Charlotte (N.C.)
- Digital Project:
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Built Heritage
Source information
- Repository:
- Preservation North Carolina
- Collection:
- Preservation North Carolina Historic Architecture Slide Collection, 1965-2005 (PNC slides) held by Preservation North Carolina
- Note field:
- Not all materials from the physical collection may have been scanned. Images may have been enhanced for web access.
- Rights:
- Reproduction and use of this material requires permission from Preservation North Carolina. For general information see the Preservation North Carolina website (http://www.presnc.org).
- RightsStatements.org:
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In Copyright
For more information:
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0 - Funding:
- Digitization of this image was partially supported with federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) funds made possible through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, and administered by the State Library of North Carolina, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources.
Building: Independence Building (Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina)
- Contractor:
- Jones, J. A. more info on Jones, J. A., contractor
- Architect:
- Milburn, Frank P. (Frank Pierce), 1868-1926 more info on Milburn, Frank P. (Frank Pierce), 1868-1926
- Architect:
- Milburn, Heister & Co. more info on Milburn, Heister & Co.
- Architect:
- Stoddart, William L. (William Lee), 1868-1940 more info on Stoddart, William L. (William Lee), 1868-1940
- Built:
- Demolished:
- Street:
- 100-102 W. Trade St.
- Community:
- Charlotte
- State:
- North Carolina
- Zip:
- 28202
- Historical note:
- Although it was demolished in 1981, the Independence Building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
- Architectural note:
- Originally 12 floors, 2 more were added in 1928. This was the tallest building in North Carolina for several years, surpassing the Masonic Temple Building in Raleigh.
- Location:
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Charlotte (N.C.)
- Subjects:
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Commercial buildings
Historic buildings
Lost architecture
Multistory buildings
National Register of Historic Places
- Latitude, Longitude:
- 35.22738, -80.843077