Creator

Date Original

1977

Description

This notebook contains information about the First Pyramid Life Building, including rent estimates, floor plans, correspondence, and a news release announcing the sale of the building to Patrick Associates, Ltd.

Biographical/Historical Note

The Southern Trust Building, at 221 West 2nd Street, opened in 1908 in Little Rock, Arkansas. At ten stories it was hailed as the "first modern office building" in the state. It was known as the Home Insurance Building in the 1920s. First Pyramid Life Insurance Company of America moved into the building in 1925 and purchased it in 1937. It was sold to Patrick Associates, Ltd., in 1977. Today it is known as Pyramid Place.

Physical Description

Document, 8.5" x 11"

Geographical Area

Little Rock, Pulaski County (Ark.)

Language

English

Identifier

SMC.032.015

Resource Type

Text

Collection

First Pyramid Life Building notebook, SMC.032.015

Publisher

Arkansas State Archives

Contributing Entity

Arkansas State Archives

Recommended Citation

First Pyramid Life Building notebook, Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas.

Rights

Use and reproduction of images held by the Arkansas State Archives without prior written permission is prohibited. For information on reproducing images held by the Arkansas State Archives, please call 501-682-6900 or email at state.archives@arkansas.gov.

Disciplines

United States History

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