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Tompkins Tower [1]

The Tompkins Tower, named for its owner, Daniel A. Tompkins was located at 133-135 South Church Street. It was built around 1905 and housed the Charlotte Observer newspaper between 1914 and 1923. This photograph was taken on January 2, 1906 from a water tower on North Church Street. Physical Description: 8x10 glossy Publisher: Unknown

Copyright Details: 
Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
Donated By: 
Mary Boyer
Object Year: 
1906
Photographer: 
Jim Doane
Prints Available: 
No
Exhibit & Section: 
Robinson-Spangler North Carolina Room Image Collection [2]
Hornet's Nest [3]
Tags: 
Buildings [4]
Buildings North Carolina [5]
Business District North Carolina Charlotte [6]
Newspaper Industry North Carolina Charlotte [7]
Businesses North Carolina Charlotte [8]
City Life [9]
This node displays related exhibits: 
No
Image Collection Category: 
Hornet's Nest [10]
Image Collection Format: 
Black and White [11]

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[1] https://www.cmstory.org/exhibits/robinson-spangler-north-carolina-room-image-collection-hornets-nest/tompkins-tower [2] https://www.cmstory.org/exhibits/robinson-spangler-north-carolina-room-image-collection [3] https://www.cmstory.org/exhibits/hornets-nest-0 [4] https://www.cmstory.org/tags/buildings [5] https://www.cmstory.org/tags/buildings-north-carolina [6] https://www.cmstory.org/tags/business-district-north-carolina-charlotte [7] https://www.cmstory.org/tags/newspaper-industry-north-carolina-charlotte [8] https://www.cmstory.org/tags/businesses-north-carolina-charlotte [9] https://www.cmstory.org/tags/city-life [10] https://www.cmstory.org/image-collection-category/hornets-nest [11] https://www.cmstory.org/image-collection-format/black-and-white