National City Bank Building (Toledo)
Encyclopedia
The PNC Bank Building is an Limestone-faced steel-frame skyscraper in the Art Deco
style; it is the third tallest building in downtown
Toledo, Ohio
(405 Madison Avenue).
Art Deco
Art deco , or deco, is an eclectic artistic and design style that began in Paris in the 1920s and flourished internationally throughout the 1930s, into the World War II era. The style influenced all areas of design, including architecture and interior design, industrial design, fashion and...
style; it is the third tallest building in downtown
Downtown Toledo
Downtown Toledo has seen a huge revival in the last few years with new retail, restaurants, entertainment venues, etc moving in to what had been, for many, considered a somewhat of a forgotten ghost town for years. Both the Warehouse District and the area surrounding the Lucas County Arena have...
Toledo, Ohio
Toledo, Ohio
Toledo is the fourth most populous city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Lucas County. Toledo is in northwest Ohio, on the western end of Lake Erie, and borders the State of Michigan...
(405 Madison Avenue).
Facts
- Building Completed: 1932
- No. of Floors: 27
- Was Northwestern Ohio's tallest building, now 3rd.
- Cost at Completion: $5,500,000
- Architect: Mills, Rhines, Bellman & Nordhoff
- It is faced with Indiana limestone above a base of Wisconsin black granite.
- Entrance features 44' arch, African mahogany, and green terrazzo floor.