| W.W. Griest Building | |
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| General information | |
| Location | 8 North Queen Street Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Construction started | 1924 |
| Completed | 1925 |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 14 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | C. Emlen Urban |
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W. W. Griest Building
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| Location: | 8 N. Queen St., Lancaster, Pennsylvania |
| Area: | less than one acre |
| Built: | 1924 |
| Architect: | Urban, C. Emlen |
| Architectural style: | Renaissance |
| Governing body: | Private |
| NRHP Reference#: |
99000755 [1] |
| Added to NRHP: | June 25, 1999 |
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The W.W. Griest Building is a historic skyscraper located in the city of Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Built in 1925 by C. Emlen Urban, the W.W. Griest Building is also the second tallest building in the city of Lancaster. It has been listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places since June 25, 1999. It is built in the Beaux-Arts style using granite, limestone, terra cotta, synthetics, and asphalt. The Griest Building is fourteen stories tall.[3]
The W.W. Griest Building is named after William Walton Griest, a former Pennsylvania representative.
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