| Tower Petroleum Building | |
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 Tower Petroleum Building in 2009 | |
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| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Office |
| Architectural style | Zig-ZagModerne |
| Address | 1907 Elm St.,Dallas, Texas |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 32°46′51″N96°47′49″W / 32.780843°N 96.796808°W /32.780843; -96.796808 |
| Opening | 1931 (1931) |
| Height | |
| Roof | 315 ft (96 m) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 23 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Mark Lemmon |
Tower Petroleum Building | |
| Part of | Dallas Downtown Historic District (ID04000894[1]) |
| DLMKHD No. | H/48 (Harwood HD) |
| Significant dates | |
| Designated CP | August 11, 2006 |
| Designated DLMKHD | February 28, 1990[2] |
TheTower Petroleum Building (also known asThe Tower Building) is a historicArt DecoSkyscraper located at 1907 Elm Street in theCity Center District ofDowntown Dallas. The tower, acontributing property in theDallas Downtown Historic District and theHarwood Street Historic District, features Zig-zagModerne styling and was designed by architectMark Lemmon.
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 inlimestone and has green spandrels panels between the windows.[3] 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.[3]
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.[5]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.
