Key Bank Center, Commercial high-rise in Tacoma, Washington, US
Key Bank Center is a 16-floor, 71 m (233 ft) tower in Tacoma, Washington, designed by Frederick Heath and completed in 1911 as the National Realty Building. Its exterior is clad in marble quarried in Alaska.
The building opened in 1911 as Washington state's tallest structure, a distinction it held until 1914 when the Smith Tower in Seattle surpassed it. This brief period of prominence reflected Tacoma's role as the Pacific Northwest's leading business hub at that time.
The structure represents the banking sector expansion in the Pacific Northwest during the early 1900s, when Tacoma emerged as a financial center.
The building sits on Pacific Avenue in downtown Tacoma and is easy to reach from surrounding streets. You can view the exterior clearly from street level without needing special access or advance planning.
The tower's marble was quarried in Alaska, and the building was designed by architect Frederick Heath. It was completed in 1911 as the National Realty Building, and Key Bank later sold the tower and moved to 1101 Pacific, where its Tacoma Main Branch now operates.
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