| 词条 | Great Southwest Building |
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|name = Great Southwest Building |status = Complete |image =Great Southwest Building, 2008.jpg |image_size = |caption =(2008) |location = 1314 Texas Avenue Houston, Texas, United States |coordinates = {{coord|29.7584396|-95.3682630|region:US|display=inline,title}} |start_date = |completion_date = {{Start date and age|1926}} |architect = Alfred C. Bossom, Maurice J. Sullivan, and Briscoe & Dixon |owner = |floor_area = {{Convert|188240|ft2|m2|-1|abbr=on}}[1] |top_floor = |floor_count = 22[1] |references = |building_type = Office |antenna_spire = |roof = {{Convert|291|ft|m|0|abbr=on}}[2] |main_contractor = |opening = {{Start date and age|1927}} |developer = Joseph S. Cullinan founder of The Texas Company }} The Great Southwest Building, formerly the Petroleum Building, is a skyscraper located at 1314 Texas Avenue in Downtown Houston, Texas in the United States. HistoryThe structure was originally commissioned by Joseph S. Cullinan founder of The Texas Company to house the offices of his growing oil and gas business. Designed by New York Architect Alfred Bossom, the building features Art Deco styling with unusual Mayan touches including reliefs and a stepped back style on upper floors to mimic a Mayan pyramid. This Mayan influenced design would be re-imagined 50 years later with the similarly styled Heritage Plaza building finished in 1987. TenantsAfter Texaco relocated to larger offices, the building continued to serve smaller oil and gas companies on upper floors and retail outlets on the ground floor. In 2015, a Dallas based developer Todd Interests purchased the structure with plans to renovate the building and create 150 luxury apartment units. The project will receive a 15,000 tax credit per unit from the Houston Downtown Living Initiative, a program designed to encourage residential development in the city center.[3] See also{{Portal|Houston|Architecture}}
References1. ^1 {{cite web|title=Historic Great Southwest Building|url=http://citysites.transwestern.net/pdfassets/salepdf_1929.pdf|first=A. David|last=Schwartz|authorlink=|publisher=Transwestern|date= |accessdate=11 January 2016}} 2. ^{{cite web|title=Great Southwest Life Building|url=http://www.houstonarchitecture.com/Building/2100/Great-Southwest-Life-Building.php|last=|authorlink=|publisher=houstonarchitecture.com|date= |accessdate=11 January 2016}} 3. ^{{cite web|title=Dallas developer to close on iconic downtown Houston tower, place it on historic register|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2015/08/05/dallas-developer-to-close-on-iconic-downtown.html|first=Paul|last=Takahashi|authorlink=|publisher=Houston Business Journal|date= |accessdate=17 May 2016}} External links{{Downtown Houston}}{{Houston skyscrapers}} 3 : Office buildings completed in 1927|Skyscraper office buildings in Houston|Buildings and structures in Houston |
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