Texas School Book Depository
The Texas School Book Depository, now known as the Dallas County Administration Building, is a seven-floor building facing Dealey Plaza in Dallas, Texas. The building was Lee Harvey Oswald's vantage point during the assassination of United States President John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963. The Warren Commission concluded that Oswald, an employee at the depository, shot and mortally wounded President Kennedy from a sixth floor window on the building's southeastern corner; Kennedy died at Parkland Memorial Hospital.
| Texas School Book Depository | |
|---|---|
Dallas County Administration Building in 2015, formerly the Texas Depository | |
Texas School Book Depository Texas School Book Depository | |
| Former names | Southern Rock Island Plow Company Texas School Book Depository |
| Alternative names | Dallas County Administration Building The Sixth Floor Museum |
| General information | |
| Architectural style | Romanesque Revival |
| Address | 411 Elm St. Dallas, Texas |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 32°46′47″N 96°48′30″W |
| Elevation | 455 feet (139 m) |
| Construction started | 1901 |
| Renovated | 1981 |
| Cost | $3,040,510 |
| Owner | Dallas County |
| Technical details | |
| Structural system | B-Reinforced Concrete Frame Piers |
| Floor count | 8 |
| Floor area | 80,000 feet (24,000 m) |
| Design and construction | |
| Main contractor | Rock Island Plow Company |
| Website | |
| The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza | |
Texas School Book Depository | |
Dallas Landmark Historic District
Contributing Property | |
| Part of | |
| RTHL No. | 6895 |
| DLMKHD No. | H/2 (West End HD) |
| Significant dates | |
| Designated NHLDCP | April 19, 1993 |
| Designated CP | November 14, 1978 |
| Designated RTHL | 1981 |
| Designated DLMKHD | October 6, 1975 |
The building, located at 411 Elm Street on the northwest corner of Elm and North Houston Streets in downtown Dallas, is a Texas Historic Landmark.
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