First National Bank Building (Pittsburgh)

Commercial offices in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

First National Bank Building

General information
Status| Demolished
Type| Commercial offices
Location| 511 Wood Street
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Coordinates| 40°26′28″N 80°00′02″W﻿ / ﻿40.4411°N 80.0006°W﻿ / 40.4411; -80.0006
Completed| 1909
Demolished| 1969
Height
Roof| 117.96 m (387.0 ft)
Technical details
Floor count| 26
Design and construction
Architect(s)| D. H. Burnham & Company
Main contractor| Thompson-Starrett & Company
References
[1][2][3]

The First National Bank Building was a high-rise building erected in 1909 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The building was later enlarged to a 26-story, 118 m (387 ft) skyscraper, making it the tallest in the city when the renovations were completed in 1912. Tenants moved in on April 1, 1912, with the building's fireproofing prominently advertised.[4]

## Demolition[edit]

The Pittsburgh National Bank (Successor to First National Bank/Peoples First National Bank & Trust) decided to build a new building on the site in the late 1960s. Tenants were told to vacate the building by April 30, 1968.[5]

Work began on razing the structure by late 1968.[6] The structure was completely demolished in 1969 to make way for One PNC Plaza.[7]

* First National Bank Building as originally constructed c. 1909

## See also[edit]

* List of tallest buildings in Pittsburgh
* List of tallest voluntarily demolished buildings

## References[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to First National Bank Building (Pittsburgh).

1. ^ "First National Bank Building". CTBUH Skyscraper Center.CTBUH+Skyscraper+Center&rft.atitle=First+National+Bank+Building&rft_id=http://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/wd/4813&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:First+National+Bank+Building+(Pittsburgh)" class="Z3988">
2. ^ "Emporis building ID 102781". Emporis. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016.
3. ^ "First National Bank Building". SkyscraperPage.
4. ^ "Advertisement for Samuel L. Black Renting Co". March 20, 1912. p. 19.
5. ^ "PNB 30-story headquarters planned here". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. January 20, 1967. p. 1. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
6. ^ Hritz, Thomas M. (October 2, 1968). "PNB to raze Bank building on E. Liberty". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 17. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
7. ^ Historical Collections Director (2011). "D. H. Burnham & Company in Pittsburgh". Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation. Retrieved 20 February 2011.

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