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[[File:National Building - 123 E Main.jpeg|alt=National Bank|thumb|National Bank, now Wells Fargo Bank 123 East Main Street]] | [[File:National Building - 123 E Main.jpeg|alt=National Bank|thumb|National Bank, now Wells Fargo Bank 123 East Main Street]] | ||
The '''Wells Fargo Building''' (formerly the '''Wachovia Building''' and originally the '''National Bank building''') is an 8-story office building at 119-123 E. Main Street built in 1919.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.charlottesville.org/departments-and-services/departments-h-z/neighborhood-development-services/historic-preservation-and-design-review/historic-resources-committee/transit-station-exhibits|title=Historic Resources Committee - Transit Station Exhibits|publisher=City of Charlottesville|accessdate=2018-11-26}}</ref> One of Charlottesville's two early 'skyscrapers' (along with the [[Monticello Hotel]]), it holds the distinction of being the tallest building on the [[Downtown Mall]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite-cville|url=http://www.c-ville.com/Hunter_Craig_buys_Wachovia_building_for_67M/|title=Hunter Craig buys Wachovia building for $6.7M|author=Will Goldsmith|date=October 22, 2008|accessdate= | The '''Wells Fargo Building''' (formerly the '''Wachovia Building''' and originally the '''National Bank building''') is an 8-story office building at 119-123 E. Main Street built in 1919.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.charlottesville.org/departments-and-services/departments-h-z/neighborhood-development-services/historic-preservation-and-design-review/historic-resources-committee/transit-station-exhibits|title=Historic Resources Committee - Transit Station Exhibits|publisher=City of Charlottesville|accessdate=2018-11-26}}</ref> One of Charlottesville's two early 'skyscrapers' (along with the [[Monticello Hotel]]), it holds the distinction of being the tallest building on the [[Downtown Mall]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite-cville|url=http://www.c-ville.com/Hunter_Craig_buys_Wachovia_building_for_67M/|title=Hunter Craig buys Wachovia building for $6.7M|author=Will Goldsmith|date=October 22, 2008|accessdate=July 2, 2022}}</ref> | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
[[National Bank and Trust Company]], founded in 1914, constructed the building in 1919. Intended to out-class the bank's chief business rival [[People's National Bank]] across the street, the building was designed by architect William Johnston Marsh of Washington, D.C. firm Marsh & Peter with a soaring 2-story lobby featuring mahogany and marble, with a pink granite base and sandstone block front.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://issuu.com/uvaarch/docs/cvillemallbooklet|title=More than a Mall: A Guide to Historic Downtown Charlottesville|publishdate=2010|publisher=Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society|page=33|accessdate= | [[National Bank and Trust Company]], founded in [[1914]], constructed the building in [[1919]]. Intended to out-class the bank's chief business rival [[People's National Bank]] across the street, the building was designed by architect William Johnston Marsh of Washington, D.C. firm Marsh & Peter with a soaring 2-story lobby featuring mahogany and marble, with a pink granite base and sandstone block front.<ref name="2010-achs-mall-history">{{Cite web|url=https://issuu.com/uvaarch/docs/cvillemallbooklet|title=More than a Mall: A Guide to Historic Downtown Charlottesville|publishdate=2010|publisher=Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society|page=33|accessdate=July 2, 2022}} </ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.douggelbert.com/charlottetown-va|title=A Walking Tour of Charlottesville, Virginia (Look Up, America!)|author=Doug Gelbert|accessdate=2018-11-26}}</ref>{{deadlink}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.varockhound.com/geo_c_ville_tour.shtml|title=A Walking Tour of the Geology of the Building Stones of Downtown Charlottesville, Virginia|author=Mary Loose DeViney|publisher=Virginia Rockhounder|accessdate=2018-11-26}}</ref>{{deadlink}} | ||
On July 1, 1919, George G. Polley, a.k.a. “The Human Fly” scaled the exterior of the building.<ref>{{Cite-progress|url=https://www.dailyprogress.com/125yearsofprogress/the-human-fly-scaled-the-old-bank-building-in-charlottesville/article_4c0f091e-5d96-11e7-8217-5f3b34e54098.html|title='The Human Fly' scaled the 'Old Bank Building' in Charlottesville in 1919|author=|publishdate=Jul 1, 2017|accessdate= | On [[July 1]], [[1919]], George G. Polley, a.k.a. “The Human Fly” scaled the exterior of the building.<ref>{{Cite-progress|url=https://www.dailyprogress.com/125yearsofprogress/the-human-fly-scaled-the-old-bank-building-in-charlottesville/article_4c0f091e-5d96-11e7-8217-5f3b34e54098.html|title='The Human Fly' scaled the 'Old Bank Building' in Charlottesville in 1919|author=|publishdate=Jul 1, 2017|accessdate=July 2, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.jmrl.org/ebooks/Historic%20Charlottesville%20Tour%20Bo.PDF|title=Historic Charlottesville Tour Book|publisher=Charlottesville's Historic Resource Task Force in conjunction with the Albemarle County Historical Society|accessdate=July 2, 2022}}</ref> | ||
National Bank merged with Jefferson National Bank in 1985, which in turn was acquired by Wachovia in 2007.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=uva-sc/viu01252.xml;query=Accomack%20County|title=A Guide to the Papers of the Jefferson National Bank ca. 1914-1998|publisher=Special Collections, University of Virginia Library|accessdate=2018-11-26}}</ref> | National Bank merged with [[Jefferson National Bank]] in [[1985]], which in turn was acquired by Wachovia in [[2007]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=uva-sc/viu01252.xml;query=Accomack%20County|title=A Guide to the Papers of the Jefferson National Bank ca. 1914-1998|publisher=Special Collections, University of Virginia Library|accessdate=2018-11-26}}</ref> | ||
In 2005, First States Group LP bought the building from Wachovia for $4 million.<ref name=":0" /> | In 2005, First States Group LP bought the building from Wachovia for $4 million.<ref name=":0" /> | ||
[[Hunter Craig]] purchased the building from First States Group for $6.65 million on | Under the firm 11th and Cochran LLC, [[Hunter Craig]] purchased the building from First States Group for $6.65 million on [[October 1]], [[2008]] – one day before the sale of Wachovia was announced.<ref name=":0" /> The building was assessed at $17 million at the time. <ref>{{cite web|title=119-123 E MAIN ST|url=https://gisweb.charlottesville.org/GisViewer/OutPut/ae7bdd6f86ca48d6b477d215507cae59.pdf|author=|work=Property Information|publisher=City of Charlottesville|location=|publishdate=|accessdate=July 2, 2008}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite-hook|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200812191230/http://www.readthehook.com/73960/uva-loses-half-billion-charlottesville-deals|title=UVA loses half a billion, Charlottesville deals|author=Lisa Provence|publishdate=Oct 24, 2008|accessdate=July 2, 2022|printdate=Oct 30th, 2008|printno=#0744}}</ref> | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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Revision as of 07:15, 2 July 2022
The Wells Fargo Building (formerly the Wachovia Building and originally the National Bank building) is an 8-story office building at 119-123 E. Main Street built in 1919.[1] One of Charlottesville's two early 'skyscrapers' (along with the Monticello Hotel), it holds the distinction of being the tallest building on the Downtown Mall.[2]
History
National Bank and Trust Company, founded in 1914, constructed the building in 1919. Intended to out-class the bank's chief business rival People's National Bank across the street, the building was designed by architect William Johnston Marsh of Washington, D.C. firm Marsh & Peter with a soaring 2-story lobby featuring mahogany and marble, with a pink granite base and sandstone block front.[3][4][dead link][5][dead link]
On July 1, 1919, George G. Polley, a.k.a. “The Human Fly” scaled the exterior of the building.[6][7]
National Bank merged with Jefferson National Bank in 1985, which in turn was acquired by Wachovia in 2007.[8]
In 2005, First States Group LP bought the building from Wachovia for $4 million.[2]
Under the firm 11th and Cochran LLC, Hunter Craig purchased the building from First States Group for $6.65 million on October 1, 2008 – one day before the sale of Wachovia was announced.[2] The building was assessed at $17 million at the time. [9] [10]
References
- ↑ Web. Historic Resources Committee - Transit Station Exhibits, City of Charlottesville, retrieved 2018-11-26.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Web. Hunter Craig buys Wachovia building for $6.7M, Will Goldsmith, C-VILLE Weekly, Portico Publications, October 22, 2008, retrieved July 2, 2022.
- ↑ Web. More than a Mall: A Guide to Historic Downtown Charlottesville, Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society, 2010, retrieved July 2, 2022.
- ↑ Web. A Walking Tour of Charlottesville, Virginia (Look Up, America!), Doug Gelbert, retrieved 2018-11-26.
- ↑ Web. A Walking Tour of the Geology of the Building Stones of Downtown Charlottesville, Virginia, Mary Loose DeViney, Virginia Rockhounder, retrieved 2018-11-26.
- ↑ Web. 'The Human Fly' scaled the 'Old Bank Building' in Charlottesville in 1919, Daily Progress, Lee Enterprises, Jul 1, 2017, retrieved July 2, 2022.
- ↑ Web. Historic Charlottesville Tour Book, Charlottesville's Historic Resource Task Force in conjunction with the Albemarle County Historical Society, retrieved July 2, 2022.
- ↑ Web. A Guide to the Papers of the Jefferson National Bank ca. 1914-1998, Special Collections, University of Virginia Library, retrieved 2018-11-26.
- ↑ Web. 119-123 E MAIN ST, Property Information, City of Charlottesville, retrieved July 2, 2008.
- ↑ Web. UVA loses half a billion, Charlottesville deals, Lisa Provence, The Hook, Better Publications LLC, Oct 24, 2008, retrieved July 2, 2022. Print. Oct 30th, 2008 , #0744, .