The Tower Petroleum Building (also known as The Tower Building) is a historic

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located at 1907 Elm Street in the

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. The tower, a

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in the

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and the Harwood Street Historic District, features Zig-zag

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styling and was designed by architect Mark Lemmon.

Design

The Tower Petroleum Building features Zig-zag Moderne motifs, one of the few buildings left in Downtown Dallas which features such designs. The building's facade is clad in

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and has green spandrels panels between the windows.Tower Petroleum Building - Dallas Architecture
/ref> The upper floors of the building are set back twice from the shaft of the building starting with a three-story set back from the 19th floor. At the 22nd floor, the top sets back again and this section is 2 stories in height. These setbacks occur on three sides of the building.

History

*The Tower Petroleum Building is located in the city's historic entertainment district, Theater Row; the adjacent

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is the only surviving theater. At one time, the Tower Theater was located behind the building and the lobby to that theater was located inside the office building. In 1951, the

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was constructed over and around the Tower Theater. *The

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had offices on the 12th floor of the Tower Petroleum Building from 1937 to 1943.

Adaptive reuse

In June 2007, the Dallas City Council approved a $15 million plan by a local developer to renovate and convert the Tower Petroleum Building into a luxury high-rise hotel.Dallas Council approves downtown condominium project, Tower Petroleum Building renovation - Pegasus News wire
/ref> In 2018, Developer John Kirtland completed a 52 million dollar substantial renovation of the tower Petroleum. The Saint Elm Hotel (Marriott) is a 177 Key Hotel operating in the Petroleum Tower.

References

External links

Tower Petroleum Building - Dallas Architecture
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