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The PNC Bank Building is a 368ft tall skyscraper located at 405 Madison Avenue in Downtown Toledo. The limestone-faced steel-frame building was constructed in 1930 and is an example of the Art Deco style of architecture. It stood as Toledo's tallest building for 39 years, from its completion in 1930 until the completion of the Tower on the Maumee in 1969. The PNC Bank Building is currently the third-tallest building in Toledo.FactsBuilding Completed: 1930No. of Floors: 27Northwest Ohio's tallest building from 1930-1969, now ranked as third tallest.Cost at Completion: $5,500,000Architect: Mills, Rhines, Bellman & NordhoffIt is faced with Indiana limestone above a base of Wisconsin black granite. Entrance features 44-foot arch, African mahogany, and green terrazzo floor.HistoryThe Ohio Bank Building, as it was initially named, was constructed in 1929-30 by the Ohio Savings Bank And Trust for use as their headquarters. The Ohio Savings Bank And Trust occupied the office building for less than a year before the bank went out of business during the Great Depression.In 1935, the Owens-Illinois Glass Company moved their headquarters into the building. The building would remain O-I's headquarters until its move to One SeaGate in 1982. During this period the building was known as the Owens-Illinois Building and a large O-I sign topped the building. When O-I moved out, the iconic sign was donated to Owens Community College and moved to the campus after being airlifted off the building by a helicopter.
