| Capital One Tower | |
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:Capital_One_Tower.jpg) Capital One Tower in 2012 | |
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| Former names | Hibernia Tower; Calcasieu Marine Tower |
| General information | |
| Status | Demolished |
| Type | Banking; office space |
| Location | Lake Charles, Louisiana |
| Construction started | 1981 |
| Completed | 1982 |
| Opening | October 1, 1983 |
| Closed | 2020 |
| Demolished | September 7, 2024 |
| Cost | $40 million |
| Owner | Hertz Investment Group |
| Management | Hertz Investment Group |
| Height | |
| Antenna spire | 375 ft (114.3 meters) |
| Roof | 314 ft (95.7 meters) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 22 |
| Lifts/elevators | 8 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Lloyd Jones Brewer Associates |
| Structural engineer | Miner-Dederick; F. Miller and Sons |
| Website | |
| https://web.archive.org/web/20100330061108/http://www.hertzgroup.com/capital_one_tower.html# | |
The Capital One Tower was a skyscraper located in Lake Charles, Louisiana, USA. It was the tallest building in the city and a dominant feature of the downtown skyline.
The building was designed by Lloyd Jones Brewer Associates of Houston and was constructed by Miner-Dederick of Houston and F. Miller and Sons of Lake Charles at a cost of $40 million. Construction began in March 1981 with groundbreaking in January 1982. The building was opened in 1983 and stood 22 stories and 375 feet (114 m) tall with 400,000 square feet (37,000 m2) of space. The four-acre lot included an attached parking garage.[1][2]
The building was originally called the CM Tower, for Calcasieu Marine National Bank, then renamed the Hibernia tower after Hibernia National Bank purchased Calcasieu Marine. It was then changed to Capital One Tower after Capital One Bank acquired Hibernia in 2005.
Badly damaged by Hurricane Laura in August 2020, the tower stood empty until it was demolished in September 2024.
- ^ "Capital One Tower". Hertz Investment Group. Archived from the original on 2010-03-30. Retrieved 2010-05-25.
- ^ Johnson, Amanda (September 5, 2024). "A look back at the history of the Capital One Tower". KPLC. Retrieved September 17, 2024.