| 词条 | Commonwealth Building (Louisville) |
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|image = |name = Commonwealth Building |location = Fourth St and Broadway Downtown Louisville |coordinates = |roof = {{convert|255|ft|m|0|sing=on}} |floor_count = 21 |start_date = |est_completion = |opening = 1928 |demolition_date = January 16, 1994 |building_type = |status = Demolished |architect = |developer = James Graham Brown }} The Commonwealth Building was a 21-story, {{convert|255|ft|m|0|sing=on}} building in Downtown Louisville, Kentucky located on the northwestern corner of Fourth Street and Broadway. The Commonwealth Building was built by James Graham Brown across Fourth Street from the Brown Hotel in 1928 and originally named after his late brother, Martin Brown.[1] In 1955, a 17-story vertical addition was constructed which took the title of Louisville's tallest building away from the Heyburn Building, diagonally across Fourth and Broadway. The building featured a light beacon on its roof for a short time until being turned off due to complaints by residents in Floyds Knobs, Indiana. The owner of the building, Commonwealth Life Insurance Company, created Capital Holding Corporation in 1969 [2] and, as the company grew, decided to build a new headquarters building on the southwest corner of Fourth and Market named Capital Holding Center to reflect the company's business interests outside of life insurance. Once Commonwealth Life Insurance Company and Capital Holding relocated to their new headquarters, the Commonwealth Building was imploded on January 16, 1994. A low rise office building and open space now occupy the building's former site. External links
References1. ^The Encyclopedia of Louisville (John E. Kleber) page 132 {{ISBN|0-8131-2100-0}} {{Louisville skyscrapers |state=collapsed}}{{s-start}}{{succession box2. ^The Encyclopedia of Louisville (John E. Kleber) page 7 {{ISBN|0-8131-2100-0}} | title=Tallest building in Kentucky | before=Heyburn Building | years=1955-1963 | after=The 800 Apartments }}{{s-end}}{{coord|38.2467|-85.7587|type:landmark_region:US-KY|display=title}}{{Louisville-struct-stub}} 9 : 1928 establishments in Kentucky|Former buildings and structures in Louisville, Kentucky|Office buildings completed in 1928|Office buildings completed in 1955|Demolished buildings and structures in Kentucky|Insurance company headquarters in the United States|Buildings and structures demolished in 1994|1994 disestablishments in Kentucky|Skyscraper office buildings in Louisville, Kentucky |
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