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Southwestern Bell Building
Skyscraper in downtown St. Louis, Missouri / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
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Southwestern Bell Building | |
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General information | |
Status | Completed |
Type | Commercial offices |
Architectural style | Neo-Gothic |
Location | 1010 Pine Street St. Louis, Missouri |
Coordinates | 38.6281°N 90.1955°W / 38.6281; -90.1955 |
Completed | 1926; 98 years ago (1926) |
Height | |
Roof | 121.0 m (397.0 ft) |
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Floor count | 28 |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Mauran, Russell, & Crowell |
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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.