Praetorian Building
The Praetorian Building, also known as Stone Place Tower, was a 15-story, 58 m (190 ft) high-rise constructed in 1909 at Main Street and Stone Street in the Main Street District of downtown Dallas, Texas. It was regarded the first skyscraper in Texas and the first skyscraper in the Southwestern United States. It was among the first skyscrapers built in the entire Western United States, following the 1885 Lumber Exchange Building in Minneapolis, Minnesota and other taller towers in Minneapolis, San Francisco, Omaha, and Kansas City.
| Stone Place Tower | |
|---|---|
Depiction of the Praetorian Building on a 1908 postcard | |
| Alternative names | Praetorian Building |
| General information | |
| Status | Demolished |
| Type | Commercial offices |
| Location | 1607 Main Street Dallas, Texas |
| Coordinates | 32.7811°N 96.7983°W |
| Construction started | 1905 |
| Completed | 1909 |
| Demolished | 2013 |
| Height | |
| Roof | 58 m (190 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 15 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Corgan Associates CW Bulger & Son |
| References | |
However, the Praetorian Building remained the tallest building in Dallas only until 1912. It was 190 feet (58 meters) tall with 15 floors of office space. Plans for its redevelopment were eventually disbanded and the building's deconstruction was completed in the summer of 2013.