Old Florida National Bank (or Marble Bank), sits on the corner of Forsyth and Laura Streets in downtown Jacksonville. It was originally built as the Mercantile Exchange Bank in 1902, just after the Great Fire of 1901 had destroyed nearly all of downtown Jacksonville. Architect Edward H. Glidden designed it in the Classical Revival style.
The Bank of America Tower is a 617 ft skyscraper in downtown Jacksonville, Florida. It is the tallest building in Jacksonville, and the ninth-tallest in the state of Florida. It was built as the headquarters of Barnett Bank and originally named Barnett Center, but the name was changed in 1996 when Barnett was acquired by NationsBank, which soon merged with Bank of America. The 42-floor structure was designed by German-American architect Helmut Jahn, and is constructed of reinforced concrete.
The Laura Street Trio: the Florida Life Building (left), the Marble Bank (foreground), and the Bisbee Building (right.) According to Wikipedia, "The Trio consists of two perpendicularly-arranged skyscrapers, the Florida Life Building and the Bisbee Building, plus a third structure, the Old Florida National Bank (or Marble Bank), which is framed by the other two in a unique pattern. The three buildings, constructed in the wake of the Great Fire of 1901, are architecturally significant, but are currently endangered."
