Southwestern Bell Building

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.

Southwestern Bell Building
Southwestern Bell Building in 2016
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; 99 years ago (1926)
Height
Roof	399 ft (122 m)
Technical details
Floor count	28
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Mauran, Russell, & Crowell
References
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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.