Tower Petroleum Building Explained

Tower Petroleum Building
Address:1907 Elm St., Dallas, Texas
Location Country:United States
Status:Completed
Building Type:Office
Architectural Style:Zig-Zag Moderne
Roof:315feet
Floor Count:23
Architect:Mark Lemmon
Embedded:
Embed:yes
Tower Petroleum Building
Nrhp Type:cp
Partof:Dallas Downtown Historic District
Partof Refnum:04000894
Designated Nrhp Type:August 11, 2006
Nocat:yes
Designated Other1 Abbr:DLMKHD
Designated Other1 Color:
  1. F5DEB3
Designated Other1 Date:February 28, 1990[1]
Designated Other1 Number:H/48 (Harwood HD)
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom

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.[2] 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.[2]

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.[4] 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.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ordinance No. 30812. Larry E. Casto. March 31, 2018. City of Dallas. August 4, 2018.
  2. http://www.dallasarchitecture.info/towerpet.htm Tower Petroleum Building - Dallas Architecture
  3. Web site: Dallas .
  4. http://www.pegasusnews.com/news/2007/jun/13/dallas-council-approves-downtown-condominium-proje/ Dallas Council approves downtown condominium project, Tower Petroleum Building renovation - Pegasus News wire