ExxonMobil Building
| ExxonMobil Building | |
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| Former names | Humble Building Humble Oil Building |
| Alternative names | Exxon Building |
| General information | |
| Type | Commercial offices |
| Location | 800 Bell Street Houston, Texas |
| Coordinates | 29°45′13″N 95°22′10″W / 29.7535°N 95.3694°WCoordinates: 29°45′13″N 95°22′10″W / 29.7535°N 95.3694°W |
| Completed | 1963 |
| Height | |
| Roof | 184.71 m (606.0 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 44 |
| Design and construction | |
| Main contractor | W. S. Bellows Construction |
| Architect | Welton Becket and Associates George Pierce-Abel B. Pierce Golemon & Rolfe Associates |
| Structural engineer | McClelland Engineers |
| References | |
| [1][2][3] | |
The ExxonMobil Building (formerly the Humble Building) was built in 1963 in Houston, Texas. At that time it was the tallest building west of the Mississippi River at 606 ft (185 m), surpassing the Southland Center in Dallas (the previous record holder). It remained the tallest building west of the Mississippi only until 1965, when Elm Place was built in Dallas.
One of the most distinctive features of the building are the cantilevered seven-foot-wide shades (2.1 m) on each floor that protrude from the side of the building to provide shade from the daytime sun. The top two floors are dining space for the Houston Petroleum Club.[4]
Currently, the JPMorgan Chase Tower, completed in 1982 is Houston's tallest building at 1,002 ft (305 m).
The building is two blocks east of Enron Center South; a parking lot is between the two buildings.[5]
The architect of the International style structure was Welton Becket and Associates.
[edit] References
- ^ ExxonMobil Building at Emporis
- ^ ExxonMobil Building at Glass Steel and Stone
- ^ ExxonMobil Building at SkyscraperPage
- ^ "Petroleum Club of Houston". Greater Houston Convention and Visitors Bureau. 2011. http://www.visithoustontexas.com/meetings/listing-details?id=29317. Retrieved 18 January 2011.
- ^ Nancy Sarnoff (Friday February 8, 2002). "ExxonMobil may be frontrunner for Enron Center South building". TheHouston Business Journal. http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/stories/2002/02/11/newscolumn3.html. Retrieved 18 January 2011.
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| Preceded by JPMorgan Chase Building (Houston 1929) |
Tallest Building in Houston 1963—1974 185 m |
Succeeded by One Shell Plaza |
| Preceded by Southland Center |
Tallest Building in Texas 1963—1964 185 m |
Succeeded by Elm Place |
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