Martin Tower | |
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![]() Martin Tower in February 2012 prior to its May 2019 demolition | |
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Former names | Bethlehem Steel Martin Tower |
General information | |
Status | Demolished |
Type | Commercial offices |
Architectural style | International |
Location | 1170 8th Avenue Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Coordinates | 40°37′54″N 75°23′40″W / 40.6317°N 75.3944°W |
Construction started | August 25, 1969 |
Completed | August 28, 1972 |
Closed | Early 2007 |
Demolished | May 19, 2019 |
Cost | $18.5 Million |
Owner | Lewis Ronca and Norton Herrick |
Height | |
Roof | 101.19 m (332.0 ft) |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 21 |
Floor area | 59,789 m2 (643,560 sq ft) |
Lifts/elevators | 10 |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Haines Lundberg Waehler |
Developer | Lewis Ronca and Norton Herrick |
Martin Tower | |
NRHP reference No. | 10000401 |
Added to NRHP | June 28, 2010 |
References | |
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Martin Tower was a 21-story, 101.2 m (332 ft) building at 1170 8th Avenue in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. It was the tallest building in both Bethlehem and the greater Lehigh Valley, 8 ft (2.4 m) taller than the PPL Building in Allentown.
Martin Tower was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 28, 2010. Originally built as the headquarters of now-defunct Bethlehem Steel, the building, which once dominated Bethlehem's city's skyline, was completed in 1972. It stood vacant from early 2007 until its eventual demolition on May 19, 2019 at 7:03 AM EDT.
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