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Gables Republic Tower
Information
Location 300 North Ervay Street[1]
Dallas, Texas
Flag of the United States United States
Status Complete
Constructed 1954[1]
Opening 1954[1]
Height
Antenna/Spire 602 feet (183 m)
Roof 452 feet (138 m)[1]
Floor count 36[1]
Companies
Architect Harrison & Abramovitz[1]

Gables Republic Tower (formerly Republic Center Tower I[1]) is a 36-story skyscraper located at 300 North Ervay Street[1] in the City Center District of downtown Dallas, Texas (USA), adjacent to Thanks-giving Square. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International A skyscraper is a tall continuously habitable Building. There is no official definition or a precise cutoff height above which a building may clearly be classified as a skyscraper The City Center District is an area in north-central downtown Dallas, Texas ( USA) Downtown Dallas is the main business district in Dallas, Texas USA, located in the geographic center of the city Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Thanks-Giving Square is an open area in the City Center District of downtown Dallas, Texas ( USA) that is dedicated to promoting The height of the building's roof is 452 feet (138 m), but when its 150-foot (46 m) spire is included, the building reaches a height of 602 feet (183 m). A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International

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History

At its completion in 1954, it was the tallest building in Dallas and west of the Mississippi River. The Mississippi River is the second longest River in the United States, with a length of from its source in Lake Itasca in Minnesota to It was surpassed by the Adam's Mark Complex, formerly known as the Southland Center, in 1960. The Sheraton Dallas Hotel, was built as the Southland Center in 1959 Currently, it is the 11th-tallest building in the city when the spire is included. Without the spire, it is the 21st-tallest. [1]

After their rival bank, the Mercantile National bank, built a namesake headquarters, the Mercantile National Bank Building, the Republic National Bank did the same thing, departing the Davis Building after the completion of its new high-rise. The Mercantile National Bank Building (known colloquially as The Merc) was the former home of the Mercantile National Bank later MCorp Bank located at 1700 Main The Davis Building is a 20 story high-rise in Downtown Dallas. The building suffered, as many older buildings did, during the 1980s when tenants left for newer buildings. The final blow came when the savings and loan scandal led to the Republic Bank's dissolution. The savings and loan crisis of the 1980s and 1990s (commonly referred to as the S&L crisis) was the failure of 747 Savings and loan associations (S&Ls in the

The building began a renovation to house 229 residential units in last quarter of 2005. The first 70 units opened in January 2007.

Republic Tower I, looking northward along Ervay Street.
Republic Tower I, looking northward along Ervay Street.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i DallasArchitecture.info - Gables Republic Tower. Republic Center Tower II is a 53-story Southland Life Building (now part of the Sheraton Dallas Complex) which was constructed in 1958 Retrieved on 16 August 2007. Events 1384 - The Hongwu Emperor of Ming China, Emperor Dong hears a case of a couple who tore paper money bills while fighting Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.

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Mercantile National Bank Building		 Tallest Building in Dallas
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Elm Place
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Mercantile National Bank Building		 Tallest Building in Texas
1954—1963
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Exxon Building (Houston)
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Mercantile National Bank Building		 Tallest building west of the Mississippi
1954—1963
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Exxon Building (Houston)
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