Tower Petroleum Building

{{Use American English|date=February 2025}} {{Infobox building |name = Tower Petroleum Building |image = Tower Petroleum Building01.JPG |caption = Tower Petroleum Building in 2009 |address = 1907 Elm St., [[Dallas, Texas]] |location_country = United States |coordinates = {{Coord|32.780843|-96.796808|region:US_type:landmark|format=dms|display=inline,title}} |status = Completed |construction_start_date = |completion_date = |opening_date = {{Start date|1931}} |building_type = Office |architectural_style = Zig-Zag [[Moderne architecture|Moderne]] |roof = {{convert|315|ft|m|abbr=on}} |top_floor = |floor_count = 23 |elevator_count = |cost = |floor_area = |architect = [[Mark Lemmon]] |structural_engineer = |main_contractor = |developer = |owner = |operator = |references = |embedded = {{Infobox NRHP | embed = yes | name = Tower Petroleum Building | nrhp_type = cp | partof = Dallas Downtown Historic District | partof_refnum = 04000894<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2013a}}</ref> | designated_nrhp_type = August 11, 2006 | nocat = yes | designated_other1_name = [[List of Dallas Landmarks|Dallas Landmark]] Historic District<br />[[Contributing Property]] | designated_other1_abbr = DLMKHD | designated_other1_color = #F5DEB3 | designated_other1_date = February 28, 1990<ref name="Harwood">{{cite web|title=Ordinance No. 30812|url=http://dallascityhall.com/departments/sustainabledevelopment/historicpreservation/HP%20Documents/Districts%20Page/Harwood%20Ord%2030812%20Amendment%2003-27-18.pdf|author=Larry E. Casto|date=March 31, 2018|publisher=City of Dallas|access-date=August 4, 2018}}</ref> | designated_other1_number = [http://dallascityhall.com/departments/sustainabledevelopment/historicpreservation/Pages/landmark_districts.aspx H/48] ([[Harwood Historic District|Harwood HD]]) | designated_other1_num_position = bottom }} }} The '''Renaissance Saint Elm Dallas Downtown Hotel''', formerly the historic'''Tower Petroleum Building''', is an [[Art Deco]] [[Skyscraper]] located at 1907 Elm Street in the [[City Center District, Dallas, Texas|City Center District]] of [[Downtown Dallas]]. The tower, a [[contributing property]] in the [[Dallas Downtown Historic District]] and the [[Harwood Historic District|Harwood Street Historic District]], features Zig-zag [[Art Deco|Moderne]] styling and was designed by architect [[Mark Lemmon]].

==Design== The Tower Petroleum Building features Zig-zag Moderne motifs, one of the few buildings left in Downtown Dallas which features such designs. The building's facade is clad in [[limestone]] and has green spandrels panels between the windows.<ref name="dallasarchitecture.info">[http://www.dallasarchitecture.info/towerpet.htm Tower Petroleum Building - Dallas Architecture]</ref> The upper floors of the building are set back twice from the shaft of the building starting with a three-story set back from the 19th floor. At the 22nd floor, the top sets back again and this section is 2 stories in height. These setbacks occur on three sides of the building.<ref name="dallasarchitecture.info"/>

==History== The Tower Petroleum Building is located in the city's historic entertainment district, Theater Row; the adjacent [[Majestic Theatre (Dallas, Texas)|Majestic Theatre]] is the only surviving theater. At one time, the Tower Theater was located behind the building and the lobby to that theater was located inside the office building. In 1951, the [[Corrigan Tower]] was constructed over and around the Tower Theater.

The [[Federal Bureau of Investigation]] had offices on the 12th floor of the Tower Petroleum Building from 1937 to 1943.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://dallas.fbi.gov/history2.htm | title=Dallas }}</ref>

In June 2007, the Dallas City Council approved a $15 million plan by a local developer to renovate and convert the Tower Petroleum Building into a luxury high-rise hotel.<ref>[http://www.pegasusnews.com/news/2007/jun/13/dallas-council-approves-downtown-condominium-proje/ Dallas Council approves downtown condominium project, Tower Petroleum Building renovation - Pegasus News wire]</ref>

Developer John Kirtland renovated the tower at a cost of $52 million, and it reopened as the 177-room Renaissance Saint Elm Dallas Downtown Hotel in February 2022.<ref>https://kismetmag.co/blog/renaissance-saint-elm-opens-in-downtown-dallas</ref>

==See also== {{Portal|National Register of Historic Places|Texas}} *[[Eliel Saarinen's Tribune Tower design]] *[[National Register of Historic Places listings in Dallas County, Texas]] *[[List of Dallas Landmarks]]

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==External links== *[https://www.marriott.com/en-us/hotels/dalbw-renaissance-saint-elm-dallas-downtown-hotel/overview/ Renaissance Saint Elm Dallas Downtown Hotel official website] *[http://www.dallasarchitecture.info/towerpet.htm Tower Petroleum Building - Dallas Architecture]

[[Category:Office buildings completed in 1931]] [[Category:Art Deco architecture in Texas]] [[Category:Skyscraper office buildings in Dallas]] [[Category:1931 establishments in Texas]] [[Category:Historic district contributing properties in Texas]] [[Category:Art Deco skyscrapers]] [[Category:Hotels established in 2022]] [[Category:Hotel buildings completed in 1931]]