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Coordinates:29°45′46″N95°21′36″W / 29.7628°N 95.3600°W /29.7628; -95.3600

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Residential condominiums in Houston, Texas

Franklin Lofts
1913 view - Prior to 1925 addition
Interactive map of the Franklin Lofts area
Former names	Lomas & Nettleton Building First National Bank Building
General information
Status	Completed
Type	Residential condominiums
Architectural style	Neo-classicism
Location	201 Main Street Houston,Texas
Coordinates	29°45′46″N95°21′36″W / 29.7628°N 95.3600°W /29.7628; -95.3600
Completed	1904
Height
Roof	32 m (105 ft)
Technical details
Floor count	8
Lifts/elevators	3
Design and construction
Architects	Sanguinet and Staats
Main contractor	General Supply & Construction Company
References
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Franklin Lofts, originally known as theLomas & Nettleton Building, is an 8-story, 32 m (105 ft) building indowntown Houston,Texas. The building is generally regarded as the first skyscraper in the city.^[2] The Lomas & Nettleton Building was completed in 1904, and rises 8 floors in height.^[3] A new addition was completed in 1925.^[4] It was also the talleststeel-framed building west of theMississippi River at the time of its completion.^[5]^[6]

The Lomas & Nettleton Company was originally housed in the building, but it was converted to residential lofts and renamed in 1999.^[2]

Zoned schools

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Franklin Lofts is within theHouston Independent School District. As of 2015 the building is assigned toGregory Lincoln Education Center (Grades K-8),^[7]^[8]^[9] andNorthside High School (formerly Jefferson Davis High).^[10]

Residents were previously zoned to Bruce Elementary School,^[11] andE. O. Smith Education Center (for middle school).^[12]

References

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^"Emporis building ID 216967".Emporis. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016.
^^a ^bBivins, Ralph (June 12, 1999)."Houston Developer to Transform Early 'Skyscraper' into Loft Apartments".Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News. CNET Networks, Inc. RetrievedApril 18, 2008.^{[dead link]}
^"Franklin Lofts". Emporis.com. Archived from the original on January 10, 2013. RetrievedApril 18, 2008.
^"Franklin Lofts: Its History and Significance". Franklin Lofts. RetrievedApril 21, 2015.
^Martin, Paige."Franklin Lofts in Houston". Martha Turner Properties. RetrievedApril 18, 2008.
^"Franklin Lofts". In The Loop Lofts. Archived fromthe original on April 15, 2008. RetrievedApril 18, 2008.
^"AGENDA Board of Education Meeting March 13, 2014 Archived March 14, 2014, at theWayback Machine."Houston Independent School District. Retrieved on March 15, 2014. "Current Attendance Boundaries" New 03/06/04 Attachment F-2 March 2014 p. 31/119.and "Proposed Attendance Boundaries" New 03/06/04 Attachment F-2 March 2014 p. 32/119.
^"Gregory-Lincoln Elementary School Attendance Zone Archived 2017-02-02 at theWayback Machine."Houston Independent School District. Retrieved on April 18, 2018.
^"Gregory-Lincoln Middle School Attendance Boundary Archived 2017-02-02 at theWayback Machine."Houston Independent School District. Retrieved on April 18, 2018.
^"Northside High School Attendance Boundary Archived December 27, 2016, at theWayback Machine,"Houston Independent School District. Retrieved on March 9, 2017.
^"Bruce Elementary Attendance Zone Archived March 25, 2009, at theWayback Machine."Houston Independent School District. Retrieved on September 1, 2009.
^"E. O. Smith Middle Attendance Zone Archived February 27, 2009, at theWayback Machine."Houston Independent School District. Retrieved on July 26, 2009.

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Franklin Lofts

Downtown Houston

Areas

Education

Primary and secondary schools	Houston ISD Kinder HSPVA Incarnate Word Academy
Colleges and universities	University of Houston–Downtown (Template) South Texas College of Law Houston Community College (closest campus isMidtown)
Libraries	Houston Public Library (Jones Building,Julia Ideson Building, and HPL ExpressDiscovery Green)

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History

This list is incomplete.
Sam Houston Math, Science, and Technology Center was in Downtown until 1955

v t e Timeline of the tallest buildings in Texas
Franklin Lofts(35 m) (1904) Capitol Lofts(41 m) (1908) Praetorian Building(58 m) (1909) Adolphus Hotel(95 m) (1912) Magnolia Hotel(122 m) (1923) Niels Esperson Building(125 m) (1927) JPMorgan Chase Building(130 m) (1929) Mercantile National Bank Building(131 m) (1943) Republic Center Tower I(138 m) (1954) Southland Center(183 m) (1959) ExxonMobil Building(185 m) (1963) First National Bank Tower(191 m) (1965) Tower of the Americas(229 m) (1968) Renaissance Tower(270 m) (1974) JPMorgan Chase Tower(305 m) (1982)

Timeline of the tallest buildings in Texas

Franklin Lofts(35 m) (1904)
Capitol Lofts(41 m) (1908)
Praetorian Building(58 m) (1909)
Adolphus Hotel(95 m) (1912)
Magnolia Hotel(122 m) (1923)
Niels Esperson Building(125 m) (1927)
JPMorgan Chase Building(130 m) (1929)
Mercantile National Bank Building(131 m) (1943)
Republic Center Tower I(138 m) (1954)
Southland Center(183 m) (1959)
ExxonMobil Building(185 m) (1963)
First National Bank Tower(191 m) (1965)
Tower of the Americas(229 m) (1968)
Renaissance Tower(270 m) (1974)
JPMorgan Chase Tower(305 m) (1982)

v t e Timeline of the tallest buildings in Houston
Franklin Lofts(35 m) (1904) Capitol Lofts(41 m) (1908) Texas Company Annex(54 m) (1915) Club Quarters Hotel(62 m) (1925) Magnolia Hotel(99 m) (1926) Niels Esperson Building(125 m) (1927) JPMorgan Chase Building(130 m) (1929) ExxonMobil Building(185 m) (1963) One Shell Plaza(218 m) (1971) Enterprise Plaza(230 m) (1980) JPMorgan Chase Tower(305 m) (1982)