Luzon Building

Luzon Building
Luzon Building prior to demolition
Former names
  • Pacific National Bank
  • Vanderbilt Building
  • Argonne Building
  • State Building
General information
TypeCommercial offices
Architectural style
Chicago 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 started
1890
Completed
approx. 8 February 1891
Demolished26 September 2009
Height
Roof88.00 ft (26.82 m)
Technical details
Floor count6
Lifts/elevators1
Design and construction
ArchitectBurnham and Root
Pacific National Bank Building
Luzon Building is located in Washington (state)
Luzon Building
Location within Washington (state)
Arealess than one acre
Built1891 (1891)
NRHP reference No.80004008
Added to NRHP7 March 1980
References
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.

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.

References

  1. ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010. Retrieved January 27, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Emporis building ID 1154293". Emporis. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016.
  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.