NRHP Reference # 78001964 Area 800 m² Added to NRHP 18 September 1978 | Opened 1909 Demolished 27 September 1981 | |
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Location 100-102 W. Trade St., Charlotte, North Carolina Built 1909 J.A. Jones Construction Architects Frank Pierce Milburn, William Lee Stoddart Architectural styles Renaissance architecture, Beaux-Arts architecture Similar 101 Independence Center, Johnston Building, 112 Tryon Plaza, First Citizens Plaza, 129 West Trade | ||
The Independence Building was a 186 feet (57 m) skyscraper in Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States. It was built in 1909 by J.A. Jones Construction and imploded on September 27, 1981 to make way for 101 Independence Center. It originally 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 Jefferson Standard Building in Greensboro in 1923.
The building was later demolished. In 1981, the 101 Independence Center was built at the former site of the building.
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