Riverside on the James is a mixed-use development on Johnson’s Island along the Haxall Canal. The complex includes an eight-story office tower atop a five-level garage and a 10-story residential tower. Richmond law firm Troutman Sanders is the anchor tenant in the office tower. Name: Riverside on the James Location: 1001 Haxall Point […]
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Miller & Rhoads was a preeminent Richmond department store for a century, 1885-1990. The four-story East Broad Street building was added in 1922, expanding the Grace Street building. The then-Italian palazzo style addition was remodeled in 1933-1935 to Art Deco. The landmark department store closed in 1990 and was vacant until 2010, when it was
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Hailed as a “significant new project” when built, Williams Mullen Center got faint praise from architecture critic Architecture Richmond: “The building’s exterior does not mar the cityscape, but it does fall somewhere short of beauty.” Maybe it’s a matter of taste. Personally, I like the way it plays visually with neighboring James Center and Gateway
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Eclectic mix of historical architectural styles, on the street renamed for Hartford’s first female mayor, Ann Uccello. On the block between Asylum and Allyn Streets, opposite XL Center, the Morse Building, The Russian Lady, and The Grand on Ann. Name: Ann Street Historic District Location: 181-185, 191, 201 Ann Uccello Street Architect: Russell F. Barker, Brooks
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1650 Market Street, aka One Liberty Place, is often called “Philadelphia’s Chrysler Building” for its graceful spire. The skyscraper was first to break the “gentlemen’s agreement” limiting heights to the height of City Hall’s statue of William Penn. Name: One Liberty Place Location: 1650 Market Street Year Completed: 1990 Architect: Helmut Jahn Style: Postmodern Wikipedia:
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Lockwood Place, 500 East Pratt Street, is a postmodern office building overlooking Harborplace. Name: Lockwood Place Location: 500 East Pratt Street Year Completed: 2004 Architect: Cope Linder Architects Style: Postmodern Property website: Lockwood Place Google Map
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Carew Tower, a Cincinnati Art Deco landmark since 1930, is a mixed-use skyscraper containing offices, hotel, and restaurant and shops. Name: Carew Tower Location: 441 Vine Street Year Completed: 1930 Architect: Delano & Aldrich, W W Ahlschlager & Associates Style: Art Deco Wikipedia: Carew Tower Google Map
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Great American Tower at Queen City Square dominates the Cincinnati skyline. Architect Gyo Obata based the glass-and-aluminum skyscraper’s crown on Princess Diana’s tiara. A fitting homage to the “Queen City.” Name: Great American Tower at Queen City Square Location: 301 East Fourth Street Year Completed: 2011 Architect: Gyo Obata – Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum Style:
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Cincinnati landmark Dixie Terminal keeps reinventing itself. It has served as a streetcar terminal, bus terminal, stock exchange, railroad ticket office, and office building. The Fourth Street entrance is a grand two-story arch lined with colorful Faience tiles. The lobby is a two-story barrel-vaulted arcade. Name: Dixie Terminal Location: 49 East 4th Street Year Completed:
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State Tower Building in downtown Syracuse was built as a commercial high-rise in 1928, but the skyscraper is now apartments. The Art Deco landmark on South Warren Street is part of the Hanover Square Historic District. Name: State Tower Building Location: 109 South Warren Street Year Completed: 1928 Architect: Thompson & Churchill Style: Art Deco
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