Austin Daily Tribune Building | |
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General information | |
Architectural style | Moderne |
Location | 920 Colorado, Austin, Texas |
Coordinates | 30°16′26″N 97°44′35″W / 30.27389°N 97.74306°W |
Completed | 1941 |
Height | |
Roof | 136 ft (41 m)[1] |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 11 [1] |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Simons, Shirley; et al. |
Austin Daily Tribune Building | |
Area | less than one acre |
NRHP reference No. | 00001358[2] |
Added to NRHP | November 8, 2000 |
The Austin Daily Tribune Building, later known as the Ernest O. Thompson State Office Building, is a Moderne style office building located at 920 Colorado in Austin, Texas. It was built in 1941 as the headquarters of the Austin Daily Tribune, a short-lived newspaper that ceased publishing in 1942. The State of Texas purchased the building in 1945, and it was renamed in 1965 for Texas Railroad Commissioner Ernest O. Thompson. The building was designed by architect Shirley Simons and the firm of Page.[3] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.[2]
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References
- ^ a b "Ernest O. Thompson Building, Austin | 134967". Emporis. Archived from the original on March 15, 2016. Retrieved May 3, 2022.
- ^ a b "National Register Information System – (#00001358)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Austin Daily Tribune Building". Hill County Deco. Archived from the original on January 31, 2012.
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