Bellin Building

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Bellin Building
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Bellin Building
General information
Architectural style Commercial Chicago
Address130 East Walnut St.
Town or city Green Bay
Coordinates 44°30′51″N88°01′00″W / 44.514251°N 88.016583°W / 44.514251; -88.016583
Opened1916
Technical details
Floor count9
Design and construction
Architect(s)Perry T. Benson
Other information
Public transit access Bus-logo.svg Green Bay Metro
Website
http://bellinbuilding.com/

The Bellin Building is a historic office building constructed by the Bellin-Buchanan Building Co. on the corner of East Walnut St. and S. Washington St. in downtown Green Bay, Wisconsin.

The Bellin Building was built in 1915, which is the first example of Chicago-style architecture in the area. Dr. Julius Bellin, a physician and surgeon, built it for use as offices for physicians, dentists, and other medical practices. Dr. Julius owned the building from 1915 to 1972. The building was purchased by Robert C. Safford in 1972 who owned it until 2006, after which the current investment group purchased it. In 1924, the eighth and ninth floors were added as a penthouse. An unusual feature of the building is a manually-controlled elevator built in 1947, which is one of the few existing in the United States. [1]

The building is a waypoint on the Packers Heritage Trail. [2] Gerald Clifford and W. Webber Kelly, two former executives for the Green Bay Packers, had offices in the building (a law office and doctor office, respectively). The Bellin Building was also the site where Vince Lombardi announced he was leaving the Packers to go to the Washington Redskins. [3]

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References

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  2. "Packers Heritage Trail - Bellin Building". Waymarking.com. 2023. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
  3. "Bellin Building: Packers Heritage Trail". HMDB.org. Retrieved December 19, 2023.