Status Complete Opening 1931 Floor count 23 Opened 1931 Architect Mark Lemmon | Type Office Roof 315 ft (96 m) Height 96 m Floors 23 | |
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Location 1907 Elm Street, Dallas, Texas, United States Similar Corrigan Tower, Davis Building, Mercantile Continental Building, 1600 Pacific Tower, Praetorian Building | ||
The Tower Petroleum Building (also known as The Tower Building) is a historic Art Deco Skyscraper located at 1907 Elm Street in the City Center District of Downtown Dallas. The tower, a contributing property in the Harwood Historic District, features Zig-zag Moderne styling and was designed by architect Mark Lemmon.
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Map of Tower Petroleum Building, Dallas, TX 75201, USA
Design
The Tower Petroleum Building features Zig-zag Moderne motifs, one of the few buildings left in Downtown Dallas which features such designs. The building's facade is clad in limestone and has green spandrels panels between the windows. The upper floors of the building are set back twice from the shaft of the building starting with a three story set back from the 19th floor. At the 22nd floor, the top sets back again and this section is 2 stories in height. These setbacks occur on three sides of the building.
History
Adaptive reuse
In June 2007, the Dallas City Council approved a $15 million plan by a local developer to renovate and convert the Tower Petroleum Building into a luxury high rise hotel.