Tower Petroleum Building

Tower Petroleum Building
Tower Petroleum Building
	Tower Petroleum Building in 2009
General information
Status	Completed
Type	Office
Architectural style	Zig-Zag Moderne
Address	1907 Elm St., Dallas, Texas
Country	United States
Coordinates	32°46′51″N 96°47′49″W / 32.780843°N 96.796808°W
Opening	1931
Height
Roof	315 ft (96 m)
Technical details
Floor count	23
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Mark Lemmon
	Tower Petroleum Building
	U.S. Historic district; Contributing property
	Dallas Landmark Historic District; Contributing Property
Part of	Dallas Downtown Historic District (ID04000894)
DLMKHD No.	H/48 (Harwood HD)
Significant dates
Designated CP	August 11, 2006
Designated DLMKHD	February 28, 1990

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 Dallas Downtown Historic District and the Harwood Street Historic District, features Zig-zag Moderne styling and was designed by architect Mark Lemmon.

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.^[3] 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.^[3]

History

The Tower Petroleum Building is located in the city's historic entertainment district, Theater Row; the adjacent Majestic Theatre is the only surviving theater. At one time, the Tower Theater was located behind the building and the lobby to that theater was located inside the office building. In 1951, the Corrigan Tower was constructed over and around the Tower Theater.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation had offices on the 12th floor of the Tower Petroleum Building from 1937 to 1943.^[4]

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.^[5] In 2018, Developer John Kirtland completed a 52 million dollar substantial renovation of the tower Petroleum. The Saint Elm Hotel (Marriott) is a 177 Key Hotel operating in the Petroleum Tower.

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
^ Larry E. Casto (March 31, 2018). "Ordinance No. 30812" (PDF). City of Dallas. Retrieved August 4, 2018.
^ ^a ^b Tower Petroleum Building - Dallas Architecture
^ "Dallas".
^ Dallas Council approves downtown condominium project, Tower Petroleum Building renovation - Pegasus News wire

External links

Tower Petroleum Building - Dallas Architecture

[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.

[Harwood-2] Larry E. Casto (March 31, 2018). "Ordinance No. 30812" (PDF). City of Dallas. Retrieved August 4, 2018.

[dallasarchitecture.info-3] Tower Petroleum Building - Dallas Architecture

[4] "Dallas".

[5] Dallas Council approves downtown condominium project, Tower Petroleum Building renovation - Pegasus News wire

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