Print ArticleImmediately following the Great Fire of 1901, the skyscraper made its way to Jacksonville. Over the decades to follow, the city's tallest building has changed nine times. Here's a look at those buildings.
5. Barnett National Bank Building 
Year completed: 1926
Height: 224 feet/18 stories
Height: 224 feet/ 18 stories
Barnett National Bank was originally founded in 1877 by William B. Barnett and his son, Bion. It changed it name to the National bank of Jacksonville in 1888, and would eventually become Barnett National Bank in 1908. Barnett National Bank became so successful over its first 50 years or so that it became necessary to build a bigger banking and office center. With this, Barnett hired Louis Mowbray and Justin Uffinger to design the 18-story Barnett National Bank Building. Completed in 1926, the structure of the building is characterized with a limestone, street-level façade and double-arched windows.
Success continued all the way through the 90s, when Barnett National Bank became Florida’s largest commercial bank and Fortune 500 Company. The building eventually fell in to despair, but, in recent years, was part of a proposal for renovation along with the Laura Trio. However, in May of this year, a complaint was filed to foreclose the building, as they apparently owned Stache Investments over $3 million.
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