Commerce Bank Building (Peoria, Illinois)
| Commerce Bank Building | |
|---|---|
 The Commerce Bank Building in 2008 during a Labor Day parade. | |
  Location within Illinois  Location within the United States | |
General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Office |
Architectural style | Neoclassical |
| Location | 416 Main Street, Peoria, Illinois, United States |
| Coordinates | 40°41′35″N 89°35′26″W / 40.69306°N 89.59056°W |
Completed | 1920 |
| Height | |
| Roof | 256 ft (78 m) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 17 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Hewitt & Emerson |
| References | |
| [1][2] | |
Commerce Bank Building is a 256 ft (78 m) tall neoclassical style office building located on 416 Main Street in Downtown Peoria. The building has 17 floors and was built in 1920. Upon its completion it became the tallest building in Peoria, surpassing the 230 ft (70 m) tall Cathedral of St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception which was built in 1889. The building would later lose the title to the Peoria Twin Towers in 1984. The building was designed by Hewitt & Emerson.
The Peoria Life Insurance Company bought the land for the building in 1917, which was the former site of Rouse's Opera Hall. The Peoria Life Insurance Company would commission local architectural firm Hewitt & Emerson to design the building. Construction began in the Spring of 1918, but was halted for around four months due to WW1, construction resumed after the end of the war and the building was finally completed in 1920.[3]
The top of the building is adorned by a lantern, which if included in the buildings height would make it 302 ft (92 m) tall.[4]
The building would undergo renovations in 2022.[5]
The building and most of Downtown Peoria was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in December 2018.[6][7]
See also
References
- ↑ "Commerce Bank Building - SkyscraperPage".
- ↑ "Commerce Bank Building - SKYDB".
- ↑ Wright, Gary (2012-01-01). "Commerce Building - The Peorian". The Peorian.
- ↑ Muellerleile, Dean (2022-04-05). "Some buildings in Peoria skyline reach hundreds of feet into the air. Here are the tallest - JournalStar". JournalStar.
- ↑ Dayhoff, Matt (2022-03-04). "Former Commerce Bank building undergoing multimillion-dollar renovation - JournalStar". JournalStar.
- ↑ Illinois Department of Natural Resources (7 February 2019). "Recognition for Illinois history as 30 sites are added to the National Register of Historic places" (PDF). Retrieved 19 August 2026.
- ↑ Press, Associated (2019-02-11). "Peoria Historic District Among 30 Illinois Properties Added to Historic Register". WCBU Peoria. Retrieved 2026-08-18.
External links
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