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
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Former names	Atlantic Coast Line Building, Seaboard Coastline Railroad Building
General information
Type	Commercial offices
Architectural style	International Style Mid-century modern
Location	500 Water Street Jacksonville, Florida, United States
Coordinates	30.32442°N 81.663984°W / 30.32442; -81.663984
Completed	1960
Owner	CSX Corporation
Height
Roof	251 ft (77 m)
Technical details
Floor count	17
Floor area	460,000 sq ft (42,740 m2)
Design and construction
Architecture firm	KBJ 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]