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Luzon Building

Coordinates: 47°15′04″N 122°26′19″W / 47.251155°N 122.438507°W / 47.251155; -122.438507
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Luzon Building
Luzon Building prior to demolition
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Former names
  • Pacific National Bank
  • Vanderbilt Building
  • Argonne Building
  • State Building
General information
TypeCommercial offices
Architectural styleChicago school, commercial style
Location1302 Pacific Avenue
Tacoma, Washington
Coordinates47°15′04″N 122°26′19″W / 47.251155°N 122.438507°W / 47.251155; -122.438507
Construction started1890
Completedapprox. 8 February 1891
Demolished26 September 2009
Height
Roof88.00 ft (26.82 m)
Technical details
Floor count6
Lifts/elevators1
Design and construction
Architect(s)Burnham and Root
Pacific National Bank Building
Luzon Building is located in Washington (state)
Luzon Building
Arealess than one acre
Built1891 (1891)
NRHP reference No.80004008[2]
Added to NRHP7 March 1980
References
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Window detail, Luzon Building prior to demolition

The Luzon Building was a historic six-story building at 1302 Pacific Avenue in downtown Tacoma, Washington designed by Chicago architects Daniel Burnham and John Root.[3][4]

The Luzon was built in 1890–1891 as the Pacific National Bank, which had a first floor entrance on Pacific Avenue and a second floor entrance on Commerce Street. Both floors contained businesses such as W.L. Davis & Sons Co. Furniture and Chaddy & Son Tailors in addition to the bank; the upper four stories were living space.

The building was named "Luzon" in 1901, after the largest island in the Philippines, where on July 1 of that year William Howard Taft inaugurated establishment of American civil government of the Philippines.

The building was demolished on September 26, 2009, despite efforts by local preservationists.[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ "Emporis building ID 1154293". Emporis. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016.
  2. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010. Retrieved January 27, 2014.
  3. ^ Gallacci, Caroline Denyer; Karabaich, Ron (2009). Downtown Tacoma. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia. p. 42. ISBN 9780738570020.
  4. ^ "Luzon Building". Historic Tacoma. 12 February 2012. Archived from the original on 20 February 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
  5. ^ Cooper, Kathleen (September 27, 2009). "Few gather for fall of historic Luzon building". The News Tribune. Tacoma, Washington. Retrieved September 27, 2009.[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ Matthews, Todd (September 26, 2009). "Luzon's Last Dawn". Tacoma Daily Index. Tacoma, Washington. Archived from the original on October 18, 2009. Retrieved September 27, 2009.