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TRANSAMERICA TOWER (UNITED STATES FIDELITY AND GUARANTY [USF&G] BUILDING, LEGG MASON BUILDING)

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1973, Vlastimil Koubek. 100 Light St.
  • (Alexander Heilner)
  • (Alexander Heilner)
  • (Alexander Heilner)
  • (Alexander Heilner)

Rapid construction of this forty-story skyscraper launched the Inner Harbor redevelopment effort and marked the transition between that area and the Central Business District. Intended as a signature building and a new consolidated corporate headquarters for USF&G Life Insurance, the tall, slender tower clad in Spanish pink granite sits boldly perched on its own raised plaza encompassing a city block. The fine materials continued on the interiors, which featured extensive use of English brown oak and rosewood. Now called Transamerica Tower, it retains its title as the tallest building in Maryland.

Writing Credits

Author: 
Lisa Pfueller Davidson and Catherine C. Lavoie
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Timeline

  • 1973

    Built

What's Nearby

SUN LIFE BUILDING
HANSA HAUS
SAVINGS BANK OF BALTIMORE
BANK OF AMERICA (BALTIMORE TRUST BUILDING)
HARBORPLACE AT INNER HARBOR

Citation

Lisa Pfueller Davidson and Catherine C. Lavoie, "TRANSAMERICA TOWER (UNITED STATES FIDELITY AND GUARANTY [USF&G] BUILDING, LEGG MASON BUILDING)", [Baltimore, Maryland], SAH Archipedia, eds. Gabrielle Esperdy and Karen Kingsley, Charlottesville: UVaP, 2012—, http://sah-archipedia.org/buildings/MD-01-BC52.

Print Source

Buildings of Maryland, Lisa Pfueller Davidson and Catherine C. Lavoie. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2022, 184-184.

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