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{{short description|Historic building in North Carolina, US}}
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The '''Nissen Building''' is a 283&nbsp;ft (86 m) 18-story [[skyscraper]] in [[Winston-Salem, North Carolina|Winston-Salem]], [[Forsyth County, North Carolina]], built in 1927. It was the tallest building in [[North Carolina]] from 1927 to 1929, when it was succeeded by the [[Reynolds Building]], also in Winston-Salem. It was named to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] March 17, 1983, with a boundary increase in 2004 to include a one-story addition built in 1969.<ref name=emporis>http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=123869, Retrieved on 2009/01/15.</ref> With the [[spire]] on top, its height is 102.1m.<ref name=skyscraperpage>http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=1202, Retrieved on 2009/01/15.</ref>


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The '''Nissen Building''' is a 283&nbsp;ft (86 m) 18-story [[skyscraper]] in [[Winston-Salem, North Carolina|Winston-Salem]], [[Forsyth County, North Carolina]], built in 1927. It was the largest building in the city, succeeding the Hotel [[Robert E. Lee]], and the tallest building in [[North Carolina]] from 1927 to 1929, when it was succeeded by the [[Reynolds Building]]; all three buildings were in Winston-Salem. The Nissen Building was named to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] March 17, 1983,<ref name=emporis>{{cite web|url=https://www.emporis.com/buildings/123869/nissen-building-winston-salem-nc-usa|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150514054448/http://www.emporis.com/buildings/123869/nissen-building-winston-salem-nc-usa|url-status=usurped|archive-date=May 14, 2015|title=Nissen Building|publisher=[[Emporis]]|accessdate=March 9, 2020}}</ref> with a boundary increase in 2004 to include a one-story addition built in 1969.{{citation needed|date=March 2020}} With the [[spire]] on top, its height is 102.1m.<ref name=skyscraperpage>{{cite web |url=http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=1202 |title=Nissen Building |website=skyscraperpage.com |access-date=2009-01-15}}</ref>
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It has a [[steel frame]], with buff brick and pre-cast [[concrete]] for the exterior, along with details in [[granite]], [[marble]] and [[limestone]].<ref name=emporis/><ref name=magnolia>http://www.magnoliapartners.com/Nissen.htm, Retrieved on 2009/01/15.</ref>

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It has a [[steel frame]], with buff brick and pre-cast [[concrete]] for the exterior, along with details in [[granite]], [[marble]] and [[limestone]].<ref name=emporis/><ref name=magnolia>{{cite web |url=http://www.magnoliapartners.com/Nissen.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041207203459/http://www.magnoliapartners.com/Nissen.htm|archive-date=7 Dec 2004|title=Nissen Building Apartments|website=www.magnoliapartners.com |access-date=2009-01-15}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
W.M. Nissen and new leasee Coach Kolstad, the owner of [[Nissen Wagon Works]],<ref name=highway_marker>{{cite web|title=Marker J-71 - NISSEN WAGON WORKS|url=http://ncmarkers.com/Markers.aspx?ct=ddl&sp=search&k=Markers&sv=J-71%20-%20NISSEN%20WAGON%20WORKS|accessdate=November 2, 2011}}</ref> built the Nissen Building between 1926 and 1927. [[William Lee Stoddart]] of [[New York City]], known for the [[Battery Park Hotel]] in [[Asheville, North Carolina]], was the architect. The building opened with a Bob-a-Link [[miniature golf]] course in the basement. The first tenants included the [[United States Civil Service Commission|Civil Service Administration]], [[United States Department of Veterans Affairs|Veterans Administration]] and the [[Office of Flying Safety]]. In 1931 the street level shops included The Vogue clothing shop, the Bland Piano Company, Gladys' Lingerie Shop, the Belcher-Forlaw Shoe Company and Bobbitt's Nissen Drug.<ref>Brownlee, Fambrough L. (1977). ''Winston-Salem: A Pictorial History''. Donning Company. ISBN 0-915442-26-4</ref> William and Ida Nissen lived on the 18th floor until 1954.<ref name = nrhpinv>{{Cite web | author=Gwynne S. Taylor | title=Nissen Building| work = National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory | date =September 1982 | url = http://www.hpo.ncdcr.gov/nr/FY1268.pdf | format = pdf | publisher = North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office | accessdate = 2014-11-01}}</ref> William and Ida Nissen lived on the 18th floor until 1954.<ref name="nrhpinv"/><ref name = nrhpinv1>{{Cite web | author=unknown | title=Nissen Building: Boundary Increase and Additional Documentation| work = National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory | date =n.d.| url = http://www.hpo.ncdcr.gov/nr/FY0784.pdf | format = pdf | publisher = North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office | accessdate = 2014-11-01}}</ref>
W.M. Nissen and new leasee Coach Kolstad, the owner of [[Nissen Wagon Works]],<ref name=highway_marker>{{cite web|title=Marker J-71 - NISSEN WAGON WORKS|url=http://ncmarkers.com/Markers.aspx?ct=ddl&sp=search&k=Markers&sv=J-71%20-%20NISSEN%20WAGON%20WORKS|accessdate=November 2, 2011}}</ref> built the Nissen Building on the site of a former [[YMCA]] between 1926 and 1927. [[William Lee Stoddart]] of [[New York City]], known for the [[Battery Park Hotel]] in [[Asheville, North Carolina]], was the architect. The building opened with a Bob-a-Link [[miniature golf]] course in the basement. The first tenants included the [[United States Civil Service Commission|Civil Service Administration]], [[United States Department of Veterans Affairs|Veterans Administration]] and the [[Flight Control Command|Office of Flying Safety]]. In 1931 the street level shops included The Vogue clothing shop, the Bland Piano Company, Gladys' Lingerie Shop, the Belcher-Forlaw Shoe Company and Bobbitt's Nissen Drug.<ref>Brownlee, Fambrough L. (1977). ''Winston-Salem: A Pictorial History''. Donning Company. {{ISBN|0-915442-26-4}}</ref> William and Ida Nissen lived on the 18th floor until 1954.<ref name = nrhpinv>{{Cite web | author=Gwynne S. Taylor | title=Nissen Building| work = National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory | date =September 1982 | url = https://files.nc.gov/ncdcr/nr/FY1268.pdf | publisher = North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office | accessdate = 2014-11-01}}</ref><ref name = nrhpinv1>{{Cite web | author=unknown | title=Nissen Building: Boundary Increase and Additional Documentation| work = National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory | date =n.d.| url = https://files.nc.gov/ncdcr/nr/FY0784.pdf | publisher = North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office | accessdate = 2014-11-01}}</ref>


The [[United States Air Force]] later became a major tenant.
The [[United States Air Force]] later became a major tenant.
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The Nissen Building was the first [[Air conditioning|air-conditioned]] building in the [[Southeastern United States|Southeast]].<ref name=emporis/><ref name=skyscraperpage/>
The Nissen Building was the first [[Air conditioning|air-conditioned]] building in the [[Southeastern United States|Southeast]].<ref name=emporis/><ref name=skyscraperpage/>


In May 1999, [[Truist Financial|BB&T]] bought what was then called the [[First Union Bank|First Union]] Building for $2.5 million from [[Aon Corporation|Aon Consulting Inc.]], which moved about 400 employees to [[R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company#Headquarters buildings|University Corporate Center]]. BB&T planned to be the primary tenant by 2003, but the bank instead sold the building for $2 million in August 2000 to Prime Residential LLC of [[Chicago]], which planned to convert the building to 132 apartments at a cost of $26 million.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.journalnow.com/news/local/truist-departing-downtown-tower-will-test-city-s-ability-to/article_28542c79-0e28-507b-a590-f80ad48df9a1.html|title=Truist departing downtown tower will test city's ability to breathe new life into buildings|last=Craver|first=Richard|work=Winston-Salem Journal|date=March 9, 2020|accessdate=March 9, 2020}}</ref>
On August 19, 2002, the Winston-Salem aldermen agreed to lend $3 million to Historic Restoration Inc. (HRI) of [[New Orleans, Louisiana|New Orleans]], which needed $350,000 more to renovate the building at a cost estimated at the time at $26 million. The Downtown Winston-Salem Foundation provided $3.5 million and [[United States Department of Housing and Urban Development|HUD]] loaned $12.8 million.<ref>http://www.emporis.com/en/bu/nc/ne/?id=100595, Retrieved on 2009/01/15.</ref>


In 2005, the building was in the process of being converted into 145 luxury apartments. A plan for condominiums was considered but dropped. Nissen Risk Capital LLC and HRI, using Holder Construction Co. as general contractor, began work in Summer 2004. Little Diversified Architectural Consulting and Acanthus Architecture Group provided architectural expertise. The lobby was being restored to the way it looked when the building was new, including a granite floor and brass on steel elevator doors.<ref>Kim Underwood, "Historic Nissen Building Is Taking Shape As a Comfortable Community of Apartments," ''Winston-Salem Journal'', April 22, 2005.</ref> A pool has been added to the roof.<ref name=magnolia/>
In 2005, the building was in the process of being converted into 145 luxury apartments. A plan for condominiums was considered but dropped. Nissen Risk Capital LLC and HRI, using Holder Construction Co. as general contractor, began work in Summer 2004. Little Diversified Architectural Consulting and Acanthus Architecture Group provided architectural expertise. The lobby was being restored to the way it looked when the building was new, including a granite floor and brass on steel elevator doors.<ref>Kim Underwood, "Historic Nissen Building Is Taking Shape As a Comfortable Community of Apartments," ''Winston-Salem Journal'', April 22, 2005.</ref> A pool has been added to the roof.<ref name=magnolia/>
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==References==
==References==
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Nissen Building
Nissen Building is located in North Carolina
Nissen Building
Nissen Building is located in the United States
Nissen Building
Location310 W. Fourth St., Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Coordinates36°5′31″N 80°15′14″W / 36.09194°N 80.25389°W / 36.09194; -80.25389
Built1926 (1926)
ArchitectStoddart, William M.
NRHP reference No.83001880 (original)
04000907 (increase)
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMarch 17, 1983[1]
Boundary increaseAugust 25, 2004

The Nissen Building is a 283 ft (86 m) 18-story skyscraper in Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina, built in 1927. It was the largest building in the city, succeeding the Hotel Robert E. Lee, and the tallest building in North Carolina from 1927 to 1929, when it was succeeded by the Reynolds Building; all three buildings were in Winston-Salem. The Nissen Building was named to the National Register of Historic Places March 17, 1983,[2] with a boundary increase in 2004 to include a one-story addition built in 1969.[citation needed] With the spire on top, its height is 102.1m.[3]

It has a steel frame, with buff brick and pre-cast concrete for the exterior, along with details in granite, marble and limestone.[2][4]

History

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W.M. Nissen and new leasee Coach Kolstad, the owner of Nissen Wagon Works,[5] built the Nissen Building on the site of a former YMCA between 1926 and 1927. William Lee Stoddart of New York City, known for the Battery Park Hotel in Asheville, North Carolina, was the architect. The building opened with a Bob-a-Link miniature golf course in the basement. The first tenants included the Civil Service Administration, Veterans Administration and the Office of Flying Safety. In 1931 the street level shops included The Vogue clothing shop, the Bland Piano Company, Gladys' Lingerie Shop, the Belcher-Forlaw Shoe Company and Bobbitt's Nissen Drug.[6] William and Ida Nissen lived on the 18th floor until 1954.[7][8]

The United States Air Force later became a major tenant.

The Nissen Building was the first air-conditioned building in the Southeast.[2][3]

In May 1999, BB&T bought what was then called the First Union Building for $2.5 million from Aon Consulting Inc., which moved about 400 employees to University Corporate Center. BB&T planned to be the primary tenant by 2003, but the bank instead sold the building for $2 million in August 2000 to Prime Residential LLC of Chicago, which planned to convert the building to 132 apartments at a cost of $26 million.[9]

In 2005, the building was in the process of being converted into 145 luxury apartments. A plan for condominiums was considered but dropped. Nissen Risk Capital LLC and HRI, using Holder Construction Co. as general contractor, began work in Summer 2004. Little Diversified Architectural Consulting and Acanthus Architecture Group provided architectural expertise. The lobby was being restored to the way it looked when the building was new, including a granite floor and brass on steel elevator doors.[10] A pool has been added to the roof.[4]

When the project was completed, the Nissen Building had 14,000 square feet (1,300 m2) of commercial space and nearly 128,000 square feet (11,900 m2) of residential space.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 9 July 2010.
  2. ^ a b c "Nissen Building". Emporis. Archived from the original on 14 May 2015. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Nissen Building". skyscraperpage.com. Retrieved 15 January 2009.
  4. ^ a b c "Nissen Building Apartments". www.magnoliapartners.com. Archived from the original on 7 December 2004. Retrieved 15 January 2009.
  5. ^ "Marker J-71 - NISSEN WAGON WORKS". Retrieved 2 November 2011.
  6. ^ Brownlee, Fambrough L. (1977). Winston-Salem: A Pictorial History. Donning Company. ISBN 0-915442-26-4
  7. ^ Gwynne S. Taylor (September 1982). "Nissen Building" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  8. ^ unknown (n.d.). "Nissen Building: Boundary Increase and Additional Documentation" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  9. ^ Craver, Richard (9 March 2020). "Truist departing downtown tower will test city's ability to breathe new life into buildings". Winston-Salem Journal. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  10. ^ Kim Underwood, "Historic Nissen Building Is Taking Shape As a Comfortable Community of Apartments," Winston-Salem Journal, April 22, 2005.
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