Bryan Tower Explained

Bryan Tower
Highest Region:Dallas (19th)
Highest Prev:Harwood Center
Highest Start:1973
Location:2001 Bryan Street, Dallas, Texas, United States
Coordinates:32.7853°N -96.7964°W
Start Date:1970
Completion Date:1973
Opening:1973
Building Type:Office
Roof:512feet
Floor Count:40
Floor Area:1172560square feet
Architect:Neuhaus & Taylor
Main Contractor:The Beck Group
Developer:Trammell Crow
Landlord:Bryan Tower Holdings, LLC

The Bryan Tower is a skyscraper in Dallas, Texas. The building rises . It contains 40 floors, and was completed in 1973. The Bryan Tower currently stands as the 19th-tallest building in the city. The architect who designed the building was Neuhaus & Taylor. The building is known for its distinctive gold-tinted windows and the steel beams that run up and down the building. The tower was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2024.[1]

In 1998, Randall D. Smith acquired the Bryan Tower, and his son Caleb Smith oversaw the renovation for his father's company Spire Realty, which he now runs.[2]

In popular culture

Exterior shots of the building were used as the home of Ewing Oil in the original 5-part miniseries Dallas, now referred to as Season One of the popular 1980s television series Dallas.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: WEEKLY LIST OF ACTIONS TAKEN ON PROPERTIES: 8/9/2024 THROUGH 8/16/2024. National Park Service. 2024-08-19.
  2. Web site: Spire Realty’s Caleb Smith: The Next Trammell Crow?. D Magazine. 12 April 2018.
  3. Web site: Dallas locations - buildings used in the series . Ultimate Dallas . 2010 . 2010-04-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100217173019/http://www.ultimatedallas.com/episodeguide/locations3.html . 2010-02-17 . dead .