The Carlock Building, 1001 – 1013 13th Street,

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, is an office building designed in the

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 Unit ...

style by J. B. Davies & Company of

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. It was constructed in 1930 as a

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exchange for J. D. Doughty and J. B. Kerby. The building reflected the importance of cotton in the region and the growth of peripheral industries. Cotton merchandising firms headed by Charles Paul Carlock and Watson have continuously occupied this building since its construction. The Carlock Building has been listed on the

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. The building currently houses law offices of Glasheen, Valles and Inderman L.L.P. - Personal Injury Attorney

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National Register of Historic Places in Lubbock, Texas Office buildings in Lubbock, Texas Art Deco architecture in Texas Commercial buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Texas Office buildings completed in 1930 {{Texas-NRHP-stub

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