# Tower Petroleum Building > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Tower_Petroleum_Building > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Tower_Petroleum_Building.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tower_Petroleum_Building > Source revision: 1345906689 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Office in Texas, United States Tower Petroleum Building Tower Petroleum Building in 2009 Interactive map of the Tower Petroleum Building area General information Status Completed Type Office Architectural style Zig-Zag Moderne Location 1907 Elm St., Dallas, Texas, United States Coordinates 32°46′51″N 96°47′49″W / 32.780843°N 96.796808°W / 32.780843; -96.796808 Opening 1931 (1931) Height Roof 315 ft (96 m) Technical details Floor count 23 Design and construction Architect Mark Lemmon Tower Petroleum Building U.S. Historic district – Contributing property Dallas Landmark Historic District Contributing Property Part of Dallas Downtown Historic District (ID04000894[1]) DLMKHD No. H/48 (Harwood HD) Significant dates Designated CP August 11, 2006 Designated DLMKHD February 28, 1990[2] The **Renaissance Saint Elm Dallas Downtown Hotel**, formerly the historic**Tower Petroleum Building**, is an [Art Deco](/source/Art_Deco) [Skyscraper](/source/Skyscraper) located at 1907 Elm Street in the [City Center District](/source/City_Center_District%2C_Dallas%2C_Texas) of [Downtown Dallas](/source/Downtown_Dallas). The tower, a [contributing property](/source/Contributing_property) in the [Dallas Downtown Historic District](/source/Dallas_Downtown_Historic_District) and the [Harwood Street Historic District](/source/Harwood_Historic_District), features Zig-zag [Moderne](/source/Art_Deco) styling and was designed by architect [Mark Lemmon](/source/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](/source/Limestone) and has green spandrels panels between the windows.[3] 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.[3] ## History The Tower Petroleum Building is located in the city's historic entertainment district, Theater Row; the adjacent [Majestic Theatre](/source/Majestic_Theatre_(Dallas%2C_Texas)) 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](/source/Corrigan_Tower) was constructed over and around the Tower Theater. The [Federal Bureau of Investigation](/source/Federal_Bureau_of_Investigation) had offices on the 12th floor of the Tower Petroleum Building from 1937 to 1943.[4] 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.[5] 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.[6] ## 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) - [Eliel Saarinen's Tribune Tower design](/source/Eliel_Saarinen's_Tribune_Tower_design) - [National Register of Historic Places listings in Dallas County, Texas](/source/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Dallas_County%2C_Texas) - [List of Dallas Landmarks](/source/List_of_Dallas_Landmarks) ## 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-Harwood_2-0)** Larry E. Casto (March 31, 2018). ["Ordinance No. 30812"](http://dallascityhall.com/departments/sustainabledevelopment/historicpreservation/HP%20Documents/Districts%20Page/Harwood%20Ord%2030812%20Amendment%2003-27-18.pdf) (PDF). City of Dallas. Retrieved August 4, 2018. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-dallasarchitecture.info_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-dallasarchitecture.info_3-1) [Tower Petroleum Building - Dallas Architecture](http://www.dallasarchitecture.info/towerpet.htm) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Dallas"](https://dallas.fbi.gov/history2.htm). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** [Dallas Council approves downtown condominium project, Tower Petroleum Building renovation - Pegasus News wire](http://www.pegasusnews.com/news/2007/jun/13/dallas-council-approves-downtown-condominium-proje/) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** [https://kismetmag.co/blog/renaissance-saint-elm-opens-in-downtown-dallas](https://kismetmag.co/blog/renaissance-saint-elm-opens-in-downtown-dallas) ## External links - [Renaissance Saint Elm Dallas Downtown Hotel official website](https://www.marriott.com/en-us/hotels/dalbw-renaissance-saint-elm-dallas-downtown-hotel/overview/) - [Tower Petroleum Building - Dallas Architecture](http://www.dallasarchitecture.info/towerpet.htm) v t e Downtown Dallas Only items within the "Loop" are listed. 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