Altoona Trust Company Building, 1128-1130 Twelfth Avenue, Altoona, Blair County, PA

Significance: The Altoona Trust Company Building, the work of Mowbray and Uffinger of New York in 1901, was the first Classical Revival-style building in downtown Altoona. The U-shapes, five-story building introduced new materials gray bric, limestone, and terra cotta to the predominantly red-brick cityscape and was the first downtown office building to boast an electric elevator. Members of the building committee reported that they hope "the creation of an imposing bank building would lend prestige and stability to the business [and] quicken its growth..." One of only three local banks to survive the Depression, Altoona Trust Company has grown to become one of the largest financial institution in central Pennsylvania.
Survey number: HABS PA-5511
Building/structure dates: 1901- 1902 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1929 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: after. 1966- before. 1976 Subsequent Work