Facts
- The Scranton Electric Building is considered to be Scranton's first skyscraper.
- The electric sign on top of the building, symbolizing Scranton as "The Electric City," is a local landmark.
- Local businessmen built it to impress railroad executives on their visits from New York.
- The Beaux Arts design features Indiana limestone, a copper gabled roof and dormers, a decorative cornice, paired windows, and a row of Renaissance-style arched windows with flanking columns near the top.
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