{"nrhp_refnum":"07001499","name":"Home Federal Building","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"139 S. Tryon St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Charlotte","county":"Mecklenburg County","state":"NC","lat":35.22642190800008,"lon":-80.84353300099997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2008-01-30","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A seven-story International Style office building with an attached eight-story service tower at 139 South Tryon Street in uptown Charlotte, North Carolina, built in 1967 as a bank headquarters, with a fountain, pool and walkway bridge.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it embodies the distinctive characteristics of the International Style and has high artistic value, with some influence from Brutalism. Its exposed concrete frame, horizontal precast sunshades and textured surfaces differ from Miesian glass-curtain-wall towers nearby. It was designed by The Freeman-White Associates, with Bruce Robertson as the designer.","narrative":"Home Federal Building, at the northeast corner of East Fourth and South Tryon Streets in Charlotte, is a seven-story office block built in 1967 for a financial institution. A reinforced-concrete frame is expressed on the exterior, with white precast sunshades alternating with bands of smoky brown glass. Beside it rises an eight-story concrete-block service tower with a corrugated surface and rounded corners. A fountain, pool and arched walkway bridge mark a secondary entrance. Inside, terrazzo floors, travertine walls, wood-paneled elevator doors and a curving lobby stair survive, although the office floors have been gutted. The design is credited to The Freeman-White Associates, with Bruce Robertson as designer. It was recognized for its distinctive take on the International Style. Instead of dark glass walls with slender metal mullions, it emphasizes horizontal lines and textured concrete, with scoring and bronzed aluminum bands that give it a human scale. The design also shows some Brutalist influence.","period_of_significance":"1967","architect_builder":"The Freeman-White Associates, Inc. (architect); Juno Construction Company (general contractor)","architectural_style":"Modern Movement: International Style","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Described as in excellent condition with no exterior alterations since 1967; the interior office floors and basement have been gutted, and current function is listed as work in progress.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:57:52.742147-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/62/7212/47721262/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/07001499.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/07001499/258a60a890-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/07001499/258a60a890-1600.webp","licence":"CC0","author":"Mx. Granger","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Home_Federal_Building,_Charlotte,_NC.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Mx. Granger</a>, <a href=\"http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Home_Federal_Building,_Charlotte,_NC.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47721262","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_Federal_Building","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19462385"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/mecklenburg-county/home-federal-building-07001499/"}