Reynolds Building
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The Reynolds Building is a 314ft(96m) skyscraper in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. It was completed in 1929 and has 21 floors. The official opening was on Saturday, April 27, 1929. It was the tallest office building south of Baltimore when completed (counting the flagpole). Without the flagpole, it was the tallest office building between Baltimore and Birmingham. It was Designated Office Building of the Year in 1929 by the National Association of Architects.Also it was the winner of the 1984 Art Deco Society of New York award for best restoration. It was used as a model for the Empire State Building by the same architects, and is perhaps the most architecturally significant building in Winston-Salem, a masterpiece of Art Deco design and detail. The chief cladding material is Indiana limestone, while the lobby features marble finishes and metal detail. It succeeded the Nissen Building in 1929 as the tallest building in North Carolina, a rank it held until 1965 when it was surpassed by Winston Tower. Total height 395' (120.4m) from the Caravan Room entrance at the rear on Church Street to the top of the flagpole. (Official height is measured from the main entrance.) Reynolds Tobacco was the nation's leading tobacco company in 1929, with its only cigarette brand, Camel, the nation's leading brand. The Reynolds Building has been seen as an icon of corporate power and prosperity unequaled in the South, and is still often regarded as a symbol of the city. The Reynolds Building now houses the company's brand marketing, executive offices, benefits, legal and human resources operations.
