The D.T. Porter Building in Memphis,

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was constructed in 1895 and was the city's first steel frame skyscraper. It had a circulating hot

water heating Water heating is a heat transfer process that uses an energy source to heat water above its initial temperature. Typical domestic uses of hot water include cooking, cleaning, bathing, and space heating. In industry, hot water and water heated t ...

system. It was renovated in 1983 and converted to condominiums. It was listed on the

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for

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in 1995. It was designed by

Edward Culliatt Jones Edward Culliatt Jones (July 21, 1822 – February 12, 1902) was an American architect from Charleston, South Carolina. and A number of his works are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places, and two are further designated ...

's architecture firm.Robert W. Dy
Memphis
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Office buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Tennessee Romanesque Revival architecture in Tennessee Office buildings completed in 1894 Residential skyscrapers in Memphis, Tennessee Residential condominiums in the United States National Register of Historic Places in Memphis, Tennessee {{ShelbyCountyTN-NRHP-stub

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