The Exchange Bank Building
N 30° 26.445 W 084° 16.838
16R E 761157 N 3370767
The Exchange Bank Building, designed by architect William Augustus Edwards, is located in Tallahassee, Florida.
Waymark Code: WM72C9
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 08/23/2009
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An historical marker on the front of the old bank building provides the following information:
The Building, when constructed in 1927, was at the forefront of the business community with such prominent tenants as LeRoy Collins (Governor of Florida 1955-1961) and B.K. Roberts (Florida Supreme Court Justice 1849-1976). At six stories, it was the tallest office building in Tallahassee until 1975. The Building is the only structure in the Original Plan of the City of Tallahassee on the Register to retain its architectural integrity and continued use for its original commercial purpose. The Building was rehabilitated in 1985 by Wilton Miller and Robert Olive.
The following information is from the Florida Division of Historical Resources website:
Tallahassee EXCHANGE BANK BUILDING 201 S. Monroe St. 1927. Eclectic. Edwards and Sayward, architects. 6 stories, buff brick, limestone trim, terra-cotta wall ornamentation in a Neo-Egyptian and Greek design. The first modern private office building in Tallahassee. One of the few downtown buildings to have maintained its architectural integrity. Private. N.R. 1984.