CSX Transportation Building

The CSX Transportation Building is a 251 feet (77 meters) high-rise office building located in Jacksonville, Florida.[1] Completed in 1960, the building currently serves as headquarters for CSX Corporation.[2] The building is located in the Northbank area of Downtown Jacksonville, along the banks of the St. Johns River.

CSX Transportation Building
Location within Central Jacksonville
CSX Transportation Building (Florida)
Former namesAtlantic Coast Line Building, Seaboard Coastline Railroad Building
General information
TypeCommercial offices
Architectural styleInternational Style
Mid-century modern
Location500 Water Street
Jacksonville, Florida, United States
Coordinates30.32442°N 81.663984°W / 30.32442; -81.663984
Completed1960
OwnerCSX Corporation
Height
Roof251 ft (77 m)
Technical details
Floor count17
Floor area460,000 sq ft (42,740 m2)
Design and construction
Architecture firmKBJ Architects

The building was built as the headquarters for the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad. In 1956, the railroad company decided to move its corporate headquarters from Wilmington, North Carolina to Jacksonville, which was the winning candidate of three southern cities; the other two were Savannah, Georgia and Charleston, South Carolina. From July 1960 to July 1, 1967, the building was used by the ACL; from July 1, 1967 to January 1, 1983, by the Seaboard Coast Line Railroad (a company created by the merger of the Seaboard Air Line Railroad and the ACL), and from January 1, 1983 to the present by the Seaboard System Railroad, renamed CSX Transportation on July 1, 1986.

Its former names include Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Building, Seaboard Coastline Railroad Building, and Seaboard System Railroad Building.[3] Designed by lead architect Bob Lee of KBJ Architects, the CSX Transportation Building is a LEED certified building and is an example of Mid-century modern and International style architecture.[4]

See also

References

  1. "Building Profile:CSX Transportation Building". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2017-01-01.
  2. Taylor, George Lansing. "CSX Building". Digital Commons. University of North Florida. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  3. "CSX Transportation Building". Financial News and Daily Record. Retrieved 2016-01-01.
  4. Schaeffer, Julie. "CSX Corporation's Green Headquarters". gb&d Magazine. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
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