Norwood Tower
Historic structure in Austin, Texas / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Norwood Tower (previously known as the Capital National Bank Building) is a historic commercial building in downtown Austin, Texas. Built in 1929, the tower was named a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark in 2006 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2011. At the time of construction, it was the city's tallest commercial structure and Austin's first fully air-conditioned office building, and the adjoining parking structure was the city's first self-parking ramped auto garage. The tower remains Austin's only Gothic Revival high-rise building.
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Norwood Tower | |
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Former names | Capital National Bank Building |
General information | |
Architectural style | Gothic Revival |
Location | 114 West 7th Street Austin, Texas 78701 |
Named for | Ollie Osborn Norwood |
Groundbreaking | 1928 |
Opened | 1929 (1929) |
Renovated | 1982–3 |
Cost | $750,000 |
Renovation cost | $5,000,000 |
Height | 189 feet (58 m) |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 16 |
Floor area | 121,430 square feet (11,281 m2) |
Lifts/elevators | 3 |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Bertram Giesecke, August Watkins "Watt" Harris |
Main contractor | Frank Barron |
Renovating team | |
Architect(s) | Ford, Powell & Carson |
Website | |
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Coordinates | 30.2694°N 97.7432°W / 30.2694; -97.7432 |
NRHP reference No. | 10001224[1] |
RTHL No. | 13620 [2] |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | February 7, 2011 |
Designated RTHL | 2006 |
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