8 West Third Street is a 126 ft nine-story skyscraper in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, also known as the Wachovia Bank and Trust Company Building. It was built in 1911 as the headquarters of Wachovia, Wachovia Bank and Trust, with the ninth floor added in 1917. It was Winston-Salem's first steel frame skyscraper, built in the Renaissance Revival architecture, Renaissance Revival style, and it was the city's tallest building from 1911 until the O'Hanlon Building was built in 1915, and again from 1917 until the completion of Hotel Robert E. Lee in 1921. The Wachovia Bank and Trust Company Building served as the bank's headquarters until a Winston Tower, new headquarters was built in 1966. It was named to the National Register of Historic Places on May 31, 1984, as "Wachovia Bank and Trust Company Building".
[ of Milburn, Heister & Company.][
Wachovia House Inc., an affiliate of JDL Castle Corp., sold the building for $3 million to PMC Property Group in a deal completed December 7, 2021. Plans so far only include the name 8 W 3.]
See also
*List of tallest buildings in Winston-Salem
References
Office buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina
Renaissance Revival architecture in North Carolina
Skyscraper office buildings in Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Office buildings completed in 1911
National Register of Historic Places in Winston-Salem, North Carolina
1911 establishments in North Carolina
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