General Building

Constructed in 1925, the 14-story building is the only high rise designed by Charles I. Barber,[1] and has over the years housed the offices of dozens of banks, physicians, and various financial and architectural firms.In 1988, the General Building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places for its architecture and its role in Knoxville's commercial history.All four corners are delineated by concrete quoins along the entire height of the building, and the roof is decorated with a terra cotta cornice.In 1925, the real estate firm Alex McMillan Company agreed to sell Old Rambo Corner at a bargain price in return for a 25-year lease on a portion of the proposed building's first floor.[6] BB&T was the General Building's anchor tenant from the late 1990s until 2003, when it moved to the larger Riverview Tower on Gay Street.