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{{Short description|Office skyscraper in Jersey City, New Jersey}}
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{{Infobox building
| name  = 26 Journal Square 
| image          = Labor Bank Building Jersey City August 2020.jpg
| image_size     = 200
| caption        = 
| location       = 26 Journal Square<br>[[Jersey City, New Jersey]]
| coordinates    = {{coord|40.730278|-74.063889|region:US-NJ_type:landmark|display=title,inline}}
| status         = Complete
| former_names   = Labor Bank Building
| completion_date= 1928 
| architectural_style = [[Beaux-Arts architecture|Beaux-Arts]]
| opening        =  
| building_type  = Commercial offices
| antenna_spire  = 
| roof           = {{convert|190|ft|abbr=on}}<ref name="CTBUH"/>
| top_floor      = 
| floor_count    = 15
| elevator_count = 3
| cost           = 
| floor_area     = 
| engineer       = 
| developer      = 
| owner          = 
| management     = 
| architect      = [[John T. Rowland]]
| nrhp = {{Infobox NRHP
| embed                          = yes
| name                           = Labor Bank Building
| nrhp_type                      =
| image                          =
| area                           = {{convert|0.3|acre|sigfig=1}}
| built                          = {{Start date|1928}}
| architect                      = [[John T. Rowland]]; Theodore M. Brandle
| architecture                   = Classical Revival
| added                          = June 14, 1984
| designated                     =
| refnum                         = 84002705<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2013a|refnum=84002705}}</ref>
| designated_other1_name         = New Jersey Register of Historic Places
| designated_other1_abbr         = NJRHP
| designated_other1_link         = New Jersey Register of Historic Places
| designated_other1_date         = May 1, 1984
| designated_other1_number       = 1516<ref name=NJRHP>{{cite web |title=New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Hudson County |url=https://www.nj.gov/dep/hpo/1identify/nrsr_lists/HUDSON.pdf#page=11 |publisher=[[New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection]] - Historic Preservation Office |page=11 |date=July 15, 2022 }}</ref>
| designated_other1_num_position = bottom
| designated_other1_color        = #ffc94b
}}
| references     = <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.emporis.com/buildings/121633 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307022255/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/121633 |url-status=usurped |archive-date=March 7, 2016 |title=Emporis building ID 121633 |work=[[Emporis]]}}</ref><ref>{{skyscraperpage|18134}}</ref>
}}

'''26 Journal Square''' is a {{convert|190|ft|abbr=on}}<ref name="CTBUH">{{cite web | title=26 Journal Square - The Skyscraper Center | website=Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat – CTBUH | url=https://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/26-journal-square/13127 | access-date=December 23, 2024}}</ref> high-rise in [[Jersey City, New Jersey|Jersey City]], Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. It was originally known as the '''Labor Bank Building'''. It was completed in 1928 and has 15 floors. As of 2009, it was the 23rd tallest building in the city. It is often considered the first skyscraper in Jersey City. The [[Beaux-Arts architecture|Beaux Arts]] building was designed by [[John T. Rowland]]. It was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] on June 14, 1984, for its significance in architecture and commerce.<ref name="nrhpdoc">{{cite web|url={{NRHP url|id=84002705}}|title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Labor Bank Building |publisher=[[National Park Service]]|first1=Charles E. |last1=Wyatt |date=March 1983}} With {{NRHP url|id=84002705|photos=y|title=accompanying 10 photos}}</ref>

The building was originally headquarters of the Labor National Bank. The bank was affiliated with the Branleygran Company, and established by Theodore M. Brandle, a "labor czar" allied with [[Mayor of Jersey City]] [[Frank Hague]]. Hague channeled construction projects towards the construction bond underwriter, including the [[Pulaski Skyway]]. Essentially,  Brandle controlled any construction projects in northern New Jersey, and any strikes he might call would be backed by Hague's police.{{fact|date=March 2024}}

==See also==
*[[List of tallest buildings in Jersey City]]
*[[National Register of Historic Places listings in Hudson County, New Jersey]]

==References==
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[[Category:Skyscraper office buildings in Jersey City, New Jersey]]
[[Category:Office buildings completed in 1928]]
[[Category:Bank buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in New Jersey]]
[[Category:National Register of Historic Places in Hudson County, New Jersey]]
[[Category:1928 establishments in New Jersey]]
[[Category:New Jersey Register of Historic Places]]
[[Category:Beaux-Arts architecture in New Jersey]]