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Two Wells Fargo Center
Two Wells Fargo Center the renovated color scheme at the neighboring Wachovia
Main.
When completed, this building was called Jefferson
First Union Tower.[1] Later, it was called First Union
Plaza. First Union still owned the 12-story building on
Tryon Street that the bank built as a 9-story building in
1954. In 1985, First Union bought the Masonic Temple
and several other buildings, giving the bank the entire
block. Later in the decade, the bank demolished the
buildings for a park but saved the temple façade.[2] When
First Union employees began moving in to the new head-
quarters in February 1988, that building was called One
First Union Center. The name Two First Union Center
referred to the 32-story tower[3] as well as the shorter
building, which was known for its Charlotte Hornets mu-
rals. The Tryon Street site was considered in the late
1990s for a new First Union building that would have
reached 70 to 80 stories.[4] After the First Union-Wa-
chovia Merger the complex was called Two Wachovia
Center.[5] Wachovia moved out of the shorter building in
2003 and 2004.[4]
In December 2010, the building was renamed Two
Wells Fargo Center.[6]
See also
• List of tallest buildings in Charlotte
General information
References
[1] "Johnston Memorial Presbyterian Church
Status Complete Timeline". http://nodachurch.com/wp-content/
Type Office uploads/JMPC%20Timeline.pdf. Retrieved
2009-12-03.
Opening 1971
[2] M.S. Van Hecke, "Masonic Temple’s Demise: First
Height Union Will Demolish Building," The Charlotte
Observer, August 7, 1987.
Antenna spire 433 ft (132 m)
[3] M.S. Van Hecke, "First Union Moving into New
Technical details Tower,"The Charlotte Observer, February 6, 1988.
Floor count 32 [4] ^ Doug Smith, "Wachovia to Vacate Building -
12-Story Building at Two First Union Started Race
Two Wells Fargo Center is a 433 feet (132 m) skyscraper for Bigger Towers 50 Years Ago," The Charlotte
in Charlotte, North Carolina. It was completed in 1971 Observer, Thursday, August 7, 2003.
and has 32 floors. It surpassed the Winston Tower in [5] Tannenbaum, Fred (2002-01-18). "Wachovia
Winston-Salem as the tallest building in North Carolina, Renames Charlotte’s First Union Buildings".
and in 1974 was passed by Bank of America Plaza. It is Charlotte Business Journal.
currently the 9th tallest building in Charlotte. In May http://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/stories/
2006, it was repainted from beige to gray to complement 2002/01/14/daily52.html. Retrieved 2009-02-05.
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Two Wells Fargo Center
Preceded by Tallest Building in Charlotte Succeeded by
200 South Tryon 1971—1974 Bank of America Plaza
132 m
[6] Rothacker, Rick (2010-12-14). "Wells Fargo • Emporis
changing names of uptown towers". The Charlotte
Observer. http://www.charlotteobserver.com/ Coordinates: 35°13′29″N 80°50′41″W / 35.2247°N
2010/12/14/1910624/wells-fargo-changing-names- 80.8447°W / 35.2247; -80.8447
of.html. Retrieved 2010-12-21.
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