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Central Trust Company Building, 1218 Eleventh Avenue, Altoona, Blair County, PA

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Central Trust Company Building, 1218 Eleventh Avenue, Altoona, Blair County, PA

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Summary

Significance: The Central Trust Company Building is a rare, intact example of Altoona's early 20th century commercial architecture. Designed by the Pittsburgh architectural firm of Robinson and Winkler, and erected by Altoona's premier contractor, P.W. Finn and Co., the structure was among the more outstanding office buildings produced during the 1900s, a decade of rapid growth and prosperity. The face, of white glazed brick with brownstone trim, displays both Beaux Arts and Romanesque detailing. Until the 1960s, the building served as the headquarters of an important local financial institution, Central Trust Company, which traced its origins to Altoona Bank, a private bank founded in 1872.
Survey number: HABS PA-5508
Building/structure dates: 1905- 1906 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1922- 1924 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1984 Subsequent Work
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 84000271

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Date

1906 - 1980
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Contributors

Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Robinson, Charles M
Winkler, George
P. W. Finn & Company
Fiore, Leonard
Wallace, Kim E, project manager
America's Industrial Heritage Project (AIHP), sponsor
Deines, A, transmitter
Ames, David, photographer
Spiegel, Nancy, historian
Hoagland, Alison K, historian
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Location

Altoona (Pa.)40.51534, -78.40145
Google Map of 40.51533879999999, -78.40144719999999
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Source

Library of Congress
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No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html

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