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|name=Seville Tower | |name=Seville Tower | ||
|location=226 South [[Palafox Street]]<br/>Pensacola, FL 32502 | |location=226 South [[Palafox Street]]<br/>Pensacola, FL 32502 | ||
| − | |architect=[[J. E. R. Carpenter]] | + | |architect=[[J.E.R. Carpenter]] |
|client=American National Bank | |client=American National Bank | ||
|engineer=Selden Breck Construction Co. | |engineer=Selden Breck Construction Co. | ||
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| − | [[Seville Tower]], known originally as the '''American National Bank Building''' and later as the '''Florida National Bank Building''' (1944-1964) and the '''Empire Building''', is a ten-story office building in [[downtown Pensacola]]. It is located at 226 South [[Palafox Street]]. | + | [[Seville Tower]], known originally as the '''American National Bank Building''' and later as the '''Florida National Bank Building''' (1944-1964) and the '''Empire Building''', is a ten-story office building in [[downtown Pensacola]]. It is located at 226 South [[Palafox Street]]. It was the tallest building in Florida at the time of its construction in [[1909]]. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in [[1978]]. |
| − | + | Its location, at the intersection of [[Palafox Street|Palafox]] and [[Government Street]]s, is also the site of the first telephone exchange in Florida with exclusive operating rights, established by Southern Bell on [[September 1]], [[1880]], and serving 31 telephones. | |
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==Current Tenants== | ==Current Tenants== | ||
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* State Rep. [Frank White] | * State Rep. [Frank White] | ||
• District 1 Rep. [[Matt Gaetz]] | • District 1 Rep. [[Matt Gaetz]] | ||
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