The Southwestern Bell Building is a 28-story, 121.0 m (397.0 ft) skyscraper constructed to be the headquarters of Southwestern Bell Telephone in downtown St. Louis, Missouri. At the time of its construction it was Missouri's tallest building.
| Southwestern Bell Building | |
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 Southwestern Bell Building in 2016 | |
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| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Commercial offices |
| Architectural style | Neo-Gothic |
| Location | 1010 Pine Street St. Louis, Missouri |
| Coordinates | 38°37′41″N 90°11′44″W / 38.6281°N 90.1955°W |
| Completed | 1926 |
| Height | |
| Roof | 121.0 m (397.0 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 28 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Mauran, Russell, & Crowell |
| References | |
| [1][2][3][4] | |
The building, which was one of the first in St. Louis to use setbacks, has 17 individual roofs.[5]
Its architect was Mauran, Russell & Crowell, who also designed the Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis and the Railway Exchange Building (St. Louis).[6] I.R. Timlin, Southwestern Bell's company architect, was associate architect on the project.
References
edit- ^ "Southwestern Bell Building". CTBUH Skyscraper Center.
- ^ "Emporis building ID 127137". Emporis. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Southwestern Bell Building". SkyscraperPage.
- ^ Southwestern Bell Building at Structurae
- ^ "Southwestern Bell Telephone Company". Western Group. 2012. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
- ^ Mauran, Russell & Crowell - Emporis.com - Retrieved January 8, 2008[usurped]