Independence Building (Charlotte)

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Independence Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location:	Charlotte, North Carolina
Coordinates:	35°13′39″N 80°50′35″W / 35.2275, -80.84306Coordinates: 35°13′39″N 80°50′35″W / 35.2275, -80.84306
Built/Founded:	1909
Architect:	Frank P. Milburn; William L. Stoddart
Architectural style(s):	Beaux Arts, Renaissance
Added to NRHP:	September 18, 1978
NRHP Reference#:	78001964 [1]
Governing body:	Private

The Independence Building was a 186 feet (57 m) skyscraper in Charlotte, North Carolina. It was built in 1909 and imploded on September 27, 1981 to make way for 101 Independence Center. It orginally had 12 floors but 2 more were added in 1928. It was the tallest commercial building in North Carolina, overtaking the title previously held by the Masonic Temple Building in Raleigh. The height of the Independence Building was surpassed by the Jackson Building in Asheville in 1915.^[2]

[edit] See also

• List of tallest buildings in Charlotte
• List of Registered Historic Places in North Carolina

[edit] References

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Preceded by Unknown	Tallest Building in Charlotte 1909—1924 57m	Succeeded by Midtown Plaza
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