The Joule Hotel is a five-star, 164-room hotel developed by Headington Hotels, owned by
Timothy Headington
Timothy Clare Headington (born 1950) is an American billionaire, the CEO and owner of Headington Oil, a film producer, and real estate developer.
Early life
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. Located at 1530 Main Street, between Akard Street and Ervay Street, the building was constructed in 1927 as the Dallas National Bank Building, and was known later as the SPG Building. At the end of Stone Street Plaza, it is in the Main Street District of
downtown Dallas,
Texas, and with the
Kirby Building, one of two
Gothic
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*Goths or Gothic people, the ethnonym of a group of East Germanic tribes
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high-rises in the city.
Its 10th floor
pool cantilevers eight feet over the easement below, and was designed by ARCHITEXAS (Architecture, Planning and Historic Preservation, Inc).
[ ] The interior was designed by
Adam Tihany, and the lobby level is home to the Americano and CBD Provisions restaurants in addition to Weekend Coffee. Cocktail bar Midnight Rambler occupies the basement and features decor based on the bar from
Stanley Kubrick's
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The Shining and
David Lynch's Silencio Club.
From 2005 through 2007, evidence of a fire was discovered during ongoing renovations of the building next to the Joule. According to pictures available at the Dallas Public Library, in 1951, a significant fire occurred at the National Shirt Shop and Manuel's Cleaners, former businesses directly to the East of the Dallas National Bank building.
Gallery
Image:Joule_Facade_1.jpg, 1530 Main St, Dallas, TX
Image:Joule_Facade_4.jpg, 1530 Main St, Dallas, TX
Image:Joule_Facade_8.jpg, 1530 Main St, Dallas, TX
See also
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Dallas County, Texas
References
External links
History of Dallas
Skyscraper hotels in Dallas
National Register of Historic Places in Dallas
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