The Southwestern Bell Building is a 28-

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, skyscraper constructed to be the

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in downtown St. Louis,

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. At the time of its construction it was Missouri's tallest building. The building, which was one of the first in St. Louis to use setbacks, has 17 individual roofs. Its architect was Mauran, Russell & Crowell, who also designed the

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and the Railway Exchange Building (St. Louis). I.R. Timlin, Southwestern Bell's company architect, was associate architect on the project.

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B116 - Original Southwestern Bell Headquarters Building -vincestlouis.com
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