Sheraton Dallas Hotel Central Tower
Identification
Sheraton Dallas Hotel Central Tower
Adam's Mark Dallas, Southland Center, Southland Life Building, Center Tower
118461
Map
Structure in general
skyscraper
steel
aggregate
aluminum
aluminum
curtain wall
international style
Usage
hotel
Facts
- Adam's Mark Hotels renovated this building along with two others. The buildings were chosen for conversion because of their proximity to a DART Light Rail station.
- Currently the tallest hotel building in Texas.
- The former sole tenant of this building was Southland Corporation, the company that is parent company of 7-Eleven convenience stores.
- For many years after the building's opening the most exclusive restaurant in downtown Dallas was the Chaparral Club on the 37th floor.
- Tallest building west of the Mississippi River from 1959 to 1964 until surpassed by Republic Center Tower II.
- The grand opening festivities lasted three days, April 12-14, 1959.
- The facade's 1,344 spandrel panels are light weight precast concrete faced with Italian glass mosaic tiles.
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More InformationTechnical Data
550.01 ft
42
5
1959
Involved Companies
Recorded for this building:
Electrical engineering, Mechanical engineering, Structural engineering, Shell construction, General contractor, Construction company, Plumbing contractor, Geotechnical engineering, Mechanical systems installation, Electrical contractor, Owner