# Neiman Marcus Building

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Department store and offices in Dallas, Texas

Neiman Marcus Building Exterior of Neiman Marcus Building (2010) Interactive map of the Neiman Marcus Building area General information Status Open Type Department store Architectural style Renaissance Revival Location 1618 Main Street, Dallas, Texas, United States Coordinates 32°46′50″N 96°47′51″W / 32.780637°N 96.797416°W / 32.780637; -96.797416 Current tenants Neiman Marcus (Saks Global) Opened 1914; 112 years ago (1914) Renovated 1926 1941 1951 1970 1983 1994 Client Herbert Marcus Abraham Lincoln Neiman Carrie Marcus Neiman Technical details Floor count 9 Floor area 129,000 square feet (12,000 m2) of selling space Design and construction Architect George Dahl Website Store information Neiman Marcus U.S. Historic district – Contributing property Part of Dallas Downtown Historic District (ID04000894) Designated CP August 11, 2006 References [1]

The **Neiman Marcus Building** is a [department store](/source/Department_store) located in the [Main Street District](/source/Main_Street_District%2C_Dallas) in [downtown Dallas](/source/Downtown_Dallas), [Texas](/source/Texas), United States. It was designed by [George Dahl](/source/George_Dahl) for [Herbert Marcus](/source/Herbert_Marcus), [Abraham Lincoln Neiman](/source/Abraham_Lincoln_Neiman), and [Carrie Marcus Neiman](/source/Carrie_Marcus_Neiman), and opened in 1914; it replaced the first store on the grounds founded in 1907, which burned down in 1913. It is the flagship store of the [Neiman Marcus](/source/Neiman_Marcus) department store chain, and was the corporate headquarters until 2022. The store was previously scheduled to close in March 2025, however, it will now remain open until after the 2025 holiday season.[2][3] It is the last of the original department stores still serving downtown Dallas. It is listed on the [National Register of Historic Places](/source/National_Register_of_Historic_Places) as a [contributing property](/source/Contributing_property) of the [Dallas Downtown Historic District](/source/Dallas_Downtown_Historic_District).

## History

Texas historical marker for Neiman Marcus

The building was designed for Neiman Marcus to replace its previous store on Elm Street which burned in 1913. Designed to be fireproof and accommodate additional floors as needed, the red brick and white stone building opened in 1914 with four floors at the corner of Main and Ervay. In 1926, the company leased adjacent land and an identical four-story addition extended the store facing Ervay to Commerce Street that it completed in 1927.[4] This addition, designed by architect [George Dahl](/source/George_Dahl), doubled the retail space, replaced the exterior brick veneer with white terra cotta, and enlarged the store's entrances. The design of the building was based on [Renaissance Revival](/source/Renaissance_Revival) architecture, and the interior featured an impressive double staircase.[5] In 1931, the building was air-conditioned in an elaborate stunt from New York offices via a [Western Union](/source/Western_Union) link.[6]

The building continued to expand with growth, and in 1941 every floor of the building was remodeled. Over the years, the store acquired adjacent land to the west along Commerce Street and Main Street. Beginning in 1951 and ending in 1953 two additional floors were added to the original building in a similar but less detailed manner, bringing the store to six floors. New six-story structures, modern in style, were built adjacent to the store along Commerce Street and Main Street. These additions again doubled the size of the store, although the new buildings did not match the original store's design.[7] The additions provided greater room for employee services, a penthouse restaurant and expanded departments. During the late 1950s, a seventh floor was added in a similar style to the previous fifth and sixth floor additions.

On December 19, 1964, the building burned in the costliest blaze in the city's history, destroying $5–10 million in merchandise, art objects and antique furniture.[8] Remarkably, the building was not destroyed, and it reopened just 27 days later.

The last major expansion added two floors to the top of the entire complex in 1983, giving the structure a height of nine stories.[9] These additional floors provided more room for the growing department store chain's corporate offices.

During the late 1980s, Neiman Marcus considered leaving the building for a new downtown shopping center, but with revitalization of the Main Street District the store remained in its original location. Today, the flagship store serves as an important anchor in the Dallas retail scene as a reminder of the city's retailing history.

In 2022, Neiman Marcus moved its corporate offices from the building to the [Cityplace Tower](/source/Cityplace_Tower_(Dallas)).[10] After the chain's 2024 sale to Saks Global, the corporate offices there were closed completely.[11] In February 2025, Saks Global announced that the flagship store itself would close on March 31, 2025.[12] However, a last-minute deal, reached three days prior to the planned closing, allowed it to stay open through the end of the year.[13] In November 2025, it was announced that the store would remain open into 2026.[14]

## Features

- The Zodiac is the signature lunch restaurant which has been in operation for over 70 years. Located on the sixth floor, it is known as the place to mingle with the who's-who of downtown.[15]

- The flagship store is the centerpiece of Neiman Marcus holiday celebrations. Each year the building's exterior is covered in thousands of lights, a special Christmas Tree is commissioned and holiday windows are revealed to eager crowds.

## Gallery

## See also

- [National Register of Historic Places portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:National_Register_of_Historic_Places)
- [Texas portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Texas)

- [National Register of Historic Places listings in Dallas County, Texas](/source/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Dallas_County%2C_Texas)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-nris_1-0)** ["National Register Information System"](https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP). *[National Register of Historic Places](/source/National_Register_of_Historic_Places)*. [National Park Service](/source/National_Park_Service). November 2, 2013.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Neiman Marcus is moving its Dallas corporate office to Cityplace"](https://www.dallasnews.com/business/retail/2022/07/27/neiman-marcus-is-moving-its-dallas-corporate-office-to-cityplace/). *Dallas News*. 2022-07-27. Retrieved 2025-04-17.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Downtown Dallas Neiman Marcus store will stay open through holidays, then reimagined"](https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/business/downtown-dallas-neiman-marcus-store-open-through-holiday-reimagined/3803124/). *NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth*. 2025-03-28. Retrieved 2025-04-17.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-expansion_4-0)** ["Ervay and Commerce Corner Leased by Neimain Marcus for Enlargement"](http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives/?p_product=DMEC&p_theme=histpaper&p_nbid=&p_action=doc&p_docid=105430A18D54F844&s_lastnonissuequeryname=2&d_viewref=search&p_queryname=2&p_docnum=1&p_docref=v2:0F99DDB671832188@DMEC-1054309F5B3A7B4C@2424521-1054309FC2016A2E@12-105430A18D54F844@Ervay+and+Commerce+Corner+Leased+by+Neiman-Marcus+for+Enlargement). *[The Dallas Morning News](/source/The_Dallas_Morning_News)*. newsbank.com. 5 January 1926. Retrieved 2013-02-08.(subscription required)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-open_5-0)** ["Greater Neimain-Marcus Store Will Be Opened Monday"](http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives/?p_product=DMEC&p_theme=histpaper&p_nbid=&p_action=doc&p_docid=105420D453F34A06&s_lastnonissuequeryname=3&d_viewref=search&p_queryname=3&p_docnum=1&p_docref=v2:0F99DDB671832188@DMEC-105420BED301B4E6@2425156-105420C3395290B5@109-105420D453F34A06@Greater+Neiman-Marcus+Store+Will+be+Opened+Monday). *The Dallas Morning News*. newsbank.com. 2 October 1927. Retrieved 2013-02-08.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-cooling_6-0)** ["Store Installs Cooling Plant"](http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives/?p_product=DMEC&p_theme=histpaper&p_nbid=&p_action=doc&p_docid=104D21868761B446&s_lastnonissuequeryname=4&d_viewref=search&p_queryname=4&p_docnum=1&p_docref=v2:0F99DDB671832188@DMEC-104D218443265724@2426587-104D21846579B4CF@3-104D21868761B446@Store+Installs+Cooling+Plant). *The Dallas Morning News*. newsbank.com. 2 September 1931. Retrieved 2013-02-08.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-expansion2_7-0)** ["Neiman-Marcus Sets Start on $4,000,000 Expansion"](http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives/?p_product=DMEC&p_theme=histpaper&p_nbid=&p_action=doc&p_docid=102155C1AEDFD112&s_lastnonissuequeryname=5&d_viewref=search&p_queryname=5&p_docnum=1&p_docref=v2:0F99DDB671832188@DMEC-102155C0A213F7B6@2433648-102155C0D0C7E708@5-102155C1AEDFD112@Neiman-Marcus+Sets+Start+on+%244%2C000%2C000+Expansion). *The Dallas Morning News*. newsbank.com. 1 January 1951. Retrieved 2013-02-08.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-fire_8-0)** ["Neiman-Marcus Fire Losses Put at $5,000,000, Record for Dallas"](http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives/?p_product=DMEC&p_theme=histpaper&p_nbid=&p_action=doc&p_docid=0FF3D0081FF318F7&s_lastnonissuequeryname=6&d_viewref=search&p_queryname=6&p_docnum=1&p_docref=v2:0F99DDB671832188@DMEC-0FF3D006588D264D@2438750-0FF3D00661017A7A@0-0FF3D0081FF318F7@Neiman-Marcus+Fire+Losses+Put+at+%245%2C000%2C000%2C+Record+for+Dallas). *The Dallas Morning News*. newsbank.com. 20 December 1964. Retrieved 2013-02-08.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-architecture_9-0)** ["Neiman Marcus Department Store"](http://www.dallasarchitecture.info/n-m.htm). dallasarchitecture.info. Retrieved 2013-02-08.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["Neiman Marcus is moving its Dallas corporate office to Cityplace"](https://www.dallasnews.com/business/retail/2022/07/27/neiman-marcus-is-moving-its-dallas-corporate-office-to-cityplace/). *Dallas News*. 2022-07-27. Retrieved 2025-04-17.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** Danziger, Pamela N. ["Saks Closes Neiman Marcus Headquarters And Tells Vendors Payments Will Be Late"](https://www.forbes.com/sites/pamdanziger/2025/02/18/saks-to-close-neiman-marcus-dallas-headquarters-and-tells-vendors-to-wait-for-payments/). *Forbes*. Retrieved 2025-04-17.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** ["Neiman Marcus makes final decision to close Downtown Dallas flagship store on March 31 - CBS Texas"](https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/neiman-marcus-final-decision-close-dallas-flagship-store/). *www.cbsnews.com*. 2025-03-06. Retrieved 2025-04-17.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** ["Downtown Dallas Neiman Marcus store will stay open through holidays, then reimagined"](https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/business/downtown-dallas-neiman-marcus-store-open-through-holiday-reimagined/3803124/). *NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth*. 2025-03-28. Retrieved 2025-04-17.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-14)** [https://www.wfaa.com/article/money/business/neiman-marcus-downtown-dallas-remain-open-after-holiday-season/287-790a8326-914d-4ed3-bc2e-fd4b70b2ede2](https://www.wfaa.com/article/money/business/neiman-marcus-downtown-dallas-remain-open-after-holiday-season/287-790a8326-914d-4ed3-bc2e-fd4b70b2ede2)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-zodiac_15-0)** ["Dallas Downtown-The Zodiac"](https://stores.neimanmarcus.com/restaurants/Dallas/TX/1001-R-1/The%20Zodiac%20Room?storeId=01%2FDT). Neiman Marcus. Retrieved 2025-03-15.

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