W. W. Griest Building

W. W. Griest Building

Infobox Skyscraper
building_name= W.W. Griest Building


year_built= 1925
location= 8 North Queen Street
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
roof=
height_stories= 14
construction_period= 1924-1925
demolished=
emporis_id=366725
architect=C. Emlen Urban

The W.W. Griest Building, also known as the PP&L Building, is a historic skyscraper located in the city of Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Built in 1925 by C. Emlen Urban, the W.W. Griest Building is also the tallest building in the city of Lancaster. It has been listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places since June 25, 1999. It is built in the Beaux-Arts style using granite, limestone, terra cotta, synthetics, and asphalt. The Griest Building is fourteen stories tall. [cite web | title=W.W. Griest Building | work=cityoflancasterpa.com | url=http://www.cityoflancasterpa.com/lancastercity/cwp/view.asp?a=869&q=551141 | accessdate=December 29 | accessyear=2006]

The W.W. Griest Building is named after William Walton Griest, a former Pennsylvania representative.

External links

* [http://www.cityoflancasterpa.com/lancastercity/cwp/view.asp?a=869&q=551141 City of Lancaster, PA]

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