The Kyle Building (also known as Kyle Block) was built in 1933 in downtown
Beaumont, Texas. It was designed as a retail
storefront, with two-story offices at each end of the building. It is located at 215 Orleans St. The building contains 11 stores, and it is an excellent example of Zig-Zag
Art Deco
Art Deco, short for the French ''Arts Décoratifs'', and sometimes just called Deco, is a style of visual arts, architecture, and product design, that first appeared in France in the 1910s (just before World War I), and flourished in the Unite ...
architecture. A contributing property to the Beaumont Historic District, it is located at the site of the former Kyle Opera house, which was demolished in 1931.
Photo gallery
Image:Kylecrop.JPG, Kyle block center section and main entrance.
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Buildings and structures in Beaumont, Texas
Art Deco architecture in Texas
Historic district contributing properties in Texas
Commercial buildings completed in 1933
National Register of Historic Places in Jefferson County, Texas
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