The Liberty Tower is a high-rise office building in
Dayton
Dayton () is the sixth-largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Montgomery County. A small part of the city extends into Greene County. The 2020 U.S. census estimate put the city population at 137,644, while Greater Da ...
,
Ohio
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,
United States
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. The tower was designed by the Dayton architectural firm of
Schenck & Williams
Schenck and Williams was an architectural firm in Dayton, Ohio. The firm's projects included the Hawthorn Hill home for Orville Wright and his sister and father, the Dayton Young Men's Christian Association Building, and the Engineers Club of ...
. The tower is named Liberty Tower afte
Liberty Savings Bank Currently, the building hosts a branch of
First Financial Bank
First Financial Bank is a regional bank operated by First Financial Corporation and based in Terre Haute, Indiana. It is the oldest national bank in Indiana and the fifth oldest national bank in the United States. First Financial Corporation ...
, this company having bought out a number of Liberty Savings Bank locations.
History
Liberty Tower, previously known as Mutual Home Savings Association Building, was the tallest building in Dayton from 1931 to 1969. At one point it was the property of the owners of the
Indianapolis Motor Speedway — the Hulman Family of
Terre Haute, Indiana. In 1982 Liberty Tower became listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic ...
.
See also
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List of tallest buildings in Dayton, Ohio
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References
External links
Liberty Tower (Emporis info.)
National Register of Historic Places in Montgomery County, Ohio
Office buildings completed in 1931
Commercial buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Ohio
Skyscraper office buildings in Dayton, Ohio
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