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The Murchison Building is an eleven-story brick and marble building in Wilmington, North Carolina, USA. It occupies the corner of Front and Chestnut Street. Sitting on historic waterfront property, the building overlooks the ''Cotton Exchange'' and ''Cape Fear Community College'' to the north, ''USS North Carolina Battleship Memorial'' and ''Cape Fear'' to the west, ''Riverfront Park'' and ''Chandlers Wharf'' to the south and ''Wilmington Downtown'' including its ''Courthouse'' to the east. == History == The Murchison Building, at the corner of Front and Chestnut, has been a staple of the waterfront skyline for nearly a century. "The Murch" was built for and by the Murchison National Bank, and until 1972 was called "Murchison National Bank Building." Another building, the original 4-story Murchison National Bank built in 1902, is directly across the street. In its infancy, the Murchison was considered top of the line. It was heated by two boilers, sending steam heat to radiators throughout the building. It had an onsite artesian well, supplying its own water. Female employees and patrons had a women's restroom on the fourth floor. The second and third floors were provided with gas and electric appliances, so that those occupants (mostly doctors and dentists) would have the most modern surgical equipment available. A claim to fame of the 1914 Murchison Building was that it had human operators. One operator "survived" the 1983 renovations intact, and remains as the lift's operator. She is the building's longest tenant, with 16 years tenure (2010). Another quaint feature was a woman's bathroom on the fourth floor, touted as a selling point for the building. In 1921 a hospital 〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Bullock Hospital )〕 was built next door. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Murchison Building」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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