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Architecture of USA

25 June 2010
1929 – Mountain States Telephone Building, Denver

1929 – Mountain States Telephone Building, Denver

Architect: William N. Bowman The Telephone Building served as the headquarters for the Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph Company, later known as Mountain Bell. Constructed in a variant of the Gothic Revival style...

21 September 2009
1929 – Palmolive Building, Chicago, Illinois

1929 – Palmolive Building, Chicago, Illinois

Architect: Holabird & Root Built for one of the world’s leading soap manufacturers, this office building (“a monument to cleanliness”) was the first commercial skyscraper built far from the Loop – at the...

17 August 2010
1930 – 40 Wall Street, New York

1930 – 40 Wall Street, New York

Architect: H. Craig Severance 40 Wall Street is a 70-story skyscraper located in New York City. Originally known as the Bank of Manhattan Trust building, the building was designed by H. Craig Severance...

22 September 2009
1930 – Black Building, Fargo, North Dakota

1930 – Black Building, Fargo, North Dakota

Architect: Lang, Raugland & Lewis Built by a local retailer in an Art Moderne style, this is the tallest building in the historic downtown area of Fargo. The facade at streetlevel has ornate...

28 June 2010
1930 – Church of the Nativity, Flagstaff, Arizona

1930 – Church of the Nativity, Flagstaff, Arizona

Unusual gothic styling and materials in this small Roman Catholic church, notably the painted pink gargoyles. The cornerstone was laid in 1929, with the first mass being held in 1930. Work on internal...

05 July 2011
1930 – Higgins Armory Museum, Worcester, Massachusetts

1930 – Higgins Armory Museum, Worcester, Massachusetts

Architect: Joseph D. Leland The Museum was founded by John Woodman Higgins in 1927. The building was purpose-built in the Art Deco-style in 1930, and is the first free standing glass and steel...

21 September 2009
1930 – Merchandise Mart, Chicago, Illinois

1930 – Merchandise Mart, Chicago, Illinois

Architect: Graham, Anderson, Probst and White When opened in 1930, the Merchandise Mart or the Mart, was the largest building in the world with 4,000,000 square feet (372,000 m2) of floor space. Previously...

15 September 2009
1930 – Soldiers & Sailors World War Memorial, Pierre, South Dakota

1930 – Soldiers & Sailors World War Memorial, Pierre, South Dakota

Architect: Hugill & Blatherwick The memorial is constructed of steel and has sandstone facing. The front of the building has an impressive entry pediment with dentil molding and six Ionic columns as well...

17 August 2010
1931 – 20 Exchange Place, New York

1931 – 20 Exchange Place, New York

Architect: Cross & Cross A 59 floor Art Deco building in New York built between 1930-1931, for the newly merged National City Bank of New York and the Farmers’ Loan and Trust Company,...