The View From the Top
The Sycamore Building wasn't always the Sycamore Building. It was originally built as a bank for Citizens Trust Company Building in 1921 by Hoggson Brothers of New York City for $500, 000. The construction of the building, from demolition of the old to designing and building of the new only took 9 1/2 months. At the time of construction, it's 12 stories made it the tallest building between Indianapolis and St. Louis. It lost it's title in the 1960's when ISU erected the twin Statesmen Towers that were 15 stories tall. But has since regained that title when the Statesmen Towers were demolished. Here are some statistics: Height (architectural) 140.00 ft Height (roof) 140.00 ft Height (main roof) 126.00 ft Floors (above ground) 12 Floors (below ground) 1 Construction start Feb 1921 Construction end Oct 1921 Elevators 2 1964 The Sycamore Building was sold by the Herber Estate to Sunset Harbor, Inc. A top the Sycamore building,