General Building

	General Building
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	625 Market Street; Knoxville, Tennessee
Coordinates	35°57′47″N 83°55′07″W / 35.96306°N 83.91861°W
Area	.1 acres (400 m2)
Built	1925
Architect	Barber & McMurry; Worsham Brothers
Architectural style	Renaissance Revival
NRHP reference No.	88000174
Added to NRHP	March 8, 1988

The General Building, also called the Tennessee General Building or the First Bank Building, is an office high rise located in downtown Knoxville, Tennessee. Constructed in 1925, the 14-story building is the only high rise designed by Charles I. Barber,^[1] and has over the years housed the offices of dozens of banks, physicians, and various financial and architectural firms. The Lexington, Tennessee-based First Bank is the current anchor tenant. In 1988, the General Building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places for its architecture and its role in Knoxville's commercial history.^[1]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Cynthia Whitaker, National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form for the General Building, 12 September 1987.

[nrhp-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Cynthia Whitaker, National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form for the General Building, 12 September 1987.

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