W. W. Griest Building

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W.W. Griest Building
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W. W. Griest Building
W. W. Griest Building
General information
Location8 North Queen Street
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
Construction started1924
Completed1925
Technical details
Floor count14
Design and construction
Architect(s) C. Emlen Urban
W. W. Griest Building
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Location8 N. Queen St., Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°2′17″N76°18′24″W / 40.03806°N 76.30667°W / 40.03806; -76.30667
Arealess than one acre
Built1924–1925
ArchitectUrban, C. Emlen
Architectural styleItalian Renaissance Revival
NRHP reference No. 99000755 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 25, 1999
References
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The W.W. Griest Building, also known as the Lancaster Federal Building and PP&L Building, is an historic, American skyscraper that is located in the city of Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

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It has been listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places since June 25, 1999. [1]

History and architectural features

The W.W. Griest Building was named after William Walton Griest, a former Pennsylvania representative and head of Lancaster Public Utilities.

Designed by noted Lancaster architect C. Emlen Urban and built between 1924 and 1925, this historic structure was created in the Italian Renaissance Revival. A steel frame building that was faced in granite, limestone, and terra cotta, it is fourteen stories tall; each floor measures sixty-six feet by fifty-five feet, or 3,600 square feet. The twelfth floor, now office space, once housed a three hundred-seat auditorium with a green and gold frescoed ceiling. A -fifty-three-foot tall tower was added to the top of the building in 1976. [3] The W.W. Griest Building is the second tallest building in the city of Lancaster. [4]

It has been listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places since June 25, 1999. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "Emporis building ID 366725". Emporis . Archived from the original on March 7, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System.Note: This includes Christopher Dawson (December 1997). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: W. W. Griest Building" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-02-25.
  4. "W.W. Griest Building". cityoflancasterpa.com. Retrieved December 29, 2006.