Jefferson Standard Building
at 101 N Elm St, Greensboro , 27401 United States
The Jefferson Standard Building is a 233 ft skyscraper in Greensboro, North Carolina. It was completed in 1923 as the headquarters for Jefferson Standard Life Insurance Co. and has 18 floors. Until it was superseded by the Nissen Building in Winston-Salem in 1927, it was the tallest building in North Carolina and the tallest building between Washington, D.C. and Atlanta, Georgia. It was named to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. A 20-story addition first known as the Jefferson-Pilot Building and later the Lincoln Financial Building was finished in 1990.HistoryJulian Price, president of Jefferson Standard Life Insurance, asked New York City architect Charles C. Hartmann to design his company's new headquarters. Price paid for the building in full because he did not believe in debt. The Jefferson Standard Building copied the Equitable Building in its use of a U-shape allowing more light and air into more of the building. The exterior is terra cotta and granite. Architectural styles include Neo-Gothic, Neo-Classical and Art Deco. The terra cotta tile facade incorporates Beaux-Arts and Romanesque characteristics. Above the doorway is a bust of Thomas Jefferson, for whom the company was named, with Buffalo nickels on either side of ground floor windows to represent thrift and economy.
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101 N Elm St
Greensboro , NC 27401
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Jefferson Standard Building is Greensboro based place and this enity listed in Historical Place category. Located at 101 N Elm St NC 27401.
Landmark & Historical Place category, Greensboro
Greensboro , NC 27406 United States
Morehead Ave Greensboro , NC 27403 United States
Greensboro , NC 27401 United States
The Greensboro Amtrak Station, located in Greensboro, North Carolina, is served by three passenger trains, the Crescent, Carolinian and Piedmont. The street address is 236 East Washington Street, and is located in the heart of downtown Greensboro as part of the Galyon Transportation Center. Previously, the station was located at the main rail yard about two miles to the west of downtown.Greensboro Station was originally built in 1927 as the Greensboro Southern Railway Depot. It was a replacement for an 1899 Southern Railway Depot that still exists today, albeit without the gabled-third story and cupola it had in the past. The 1927 depot was donated to the city in 1978, a year before the Southern Railroad finally gave up passenger service. Though efforts to return service to the old station date as far back as 1993, it wasn't reopened to the public until October 1, 2005.Designed by the New York architectural firm of Alfred T. Fellheimer & Steward Wagner, the 1927 Beaux-Arts facade features Ionic columns, a full entablature, and a three-story arched entry. Inside, the ticketing area features a vast mural displaying the service area of the Southern Railway system in the 1920s.Routes Crescent Carolinian and PiedmontGalleryExternal linksGreensboro Amtrak Station & Former Greensboro Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)Greensboro Railroad Stations (North Carolina Railroad Stations)Greensboro, NC (GRO) (Amtrak's Great American Stations)