Altoona Trust Company Building - Downtown Altoona Historic District, Altoona, Pennsylvania
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N 40° 30.989 W 078° 24.085
17T E 720145 N 4488328
Downtown Altoona Historic District was added to the register in 1992. This Building built in 1901, was the first Classical Revival-style building in downtown Altoona.
Waymark Code: WM144Y6
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 04/16/2021
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From the Library Of Congress:
Significance: The Altoona Trust Company Building, the work of Mowbray and Uffinger of New York in 1901, was the first Classical Revival-style building in downtown Altoona. The U-shapes, five-story building introduced new materials gray brick, limestone, and terra cotta to the predominantly red-brick cityscape and was the first downtown office building to boast an electric elevator. Members of the building committee reported that they hope "the creation of an imposing bank building would lend prestige and stability to the business [and] quicken its growth..." One of only three local banks to survive the Depression, Altoona Trust Company has grown to become one of the largest financial institution in central Pennsylvania.
- Survey number: HABS PA-5511
- Building/structure dates: 1901- 1902 Initial Construction
- Building/structure dates: 1929 Subsequent Work
- Building/structure dates: after. 1966- before. 1976 Subsequent Work