Content deleted Content added
←Replaced content with 'Home of 'The Four Winds Hoods' this area in Belfast is very dangerous. FWH 4 LYF' |
GreenC bot (talk | contribs) Reformat 1 archive link. Wayback Medic 2.5 per citations per WP:USURPURL and WP:JUDI |
||
| (19 intermediate revisions by 13 users not shown) | |||
Line 1:
{{refimprove|date=October 2015}}
{{Infobox building
|name = Four Winds
|image = Four_Winds_Image_2014.png
|location = 210 Baronne St, [[New Orleans, Louisiana|New Orleans]], [[Louisiana]], [[United States]]
|coordinates = {{coord|29.952871|-90.071797|type:landmark_region:US-LA|display=inline,title}}
|roof = {{convert|270|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|floor_count = 19
|building_type = Residential / Commercial
|completion_date = 1927
|opening = 1927
|architect = [[Emile Weil]]
|developer = Kailas Companies<ref>{{cite news |url=http://uptownmessenger.com/2015/07/former-sara-mayo-hospital-on-jackson-avenue-slated-for-renovation-into-apartment-building/ |title=Former Sara Mayo hospital on Jackson Avenue slated for renovation into apartment complex |date=July 24, 2015 |accessdate=October 12, 2015 |publisher=Uptown Messenger |author=Robert Morris}}</ref>
}}
The '''Four Winds''' is a combination commercial and luxury apartment building in the [[New Orleans Central Business District|Central Business District]] of [[New Orleans, Louisiana|New Orleans]], [[Louisiana]], developed by Kailas Companies. The building is {{convert|252|ft|m|0|adj=on}} high,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fourwindsnola.com/history |title=Four Winds History |accessdate=October 12, 2015}}</ref> and has nineteen floors.
It was designed by [[Emile Weil]], completed in 1927 and housed the [[Canal Bank and Trust]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nola.com/entertainment_life/home_garden/early-20th-century-architect-emile-weil-left-his-stamp-on-the-new-orleans-cityscape/article_41dccc1d-6f50-5f25-8a89-2f8f96757b18.html | title=Early 20th century architect Emile Weil left his stamp on the New Orleans cityscape | date=16 October 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://64parishes.org/entry/emile-weil | title=Emile Weil - Know Louisiana Cultural Vistas }}</ref> It was then occupied by the First National Bank of Commerce for almost 90 years, until the bank collapsed in 2017.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nola.com/the-decline-and-fall-of-first-nbc-bank-what-happened/article_21d9301d-3775-5a12-a583-56acf64436fe.html | title=The decline and fall of First NBC Bank: What happened? | date=6 May 2017 }}</ref>
In 2015, after significant renovations, the building was reopened with its original facade to match Emile Weil's original stylings.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.nola.com/homegarden/index.ssf/2014/10/see_more_of_early_20th_century.html |title=Early 20th century architect Emile Weil left his stamp on the New Orleans cityscape |date=October 15, 2014 |accessdate=October 12, 2015 |newspaper=[[The Times-Picayune]] |author=Susan Langenhennig}}</ref>{{Failed verification|date=October 2015}} The Four Winds currently stands as the [[List of tallest buildings in New Orleans|34th-tallest building]] in the city.
==See also==
* [[List of tallest buildings in New Orleans]]
* [[Buildings and architecture of New Orleans]]
==References==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
* [http://www.fourwindsnola.com Official site]
* {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20070302035017/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=1nationalbankofcommercebuilding-neworleans-la-usa First National Bank of Commerce Building]}} on Emporis.com
{{New Orleans skyscrapers}}
[[Category:Skyscraper office buildings in New Orleans]]
[[Category:Residential skyscrapers in New Orleans]]
[[Category:Emile Weil buildings]]
[[Category:Apartment buildings in Louisiana]]
{{NewOrleans-stub}}
{{Louisiana-struct-stub}}
| |||