One Shell Plaza
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| One Shell Plaza | |
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| Location | 910 Louisiana Street, Houston, Texas, United States |
| Coordinates | 29°45′33″N 95°22′03″W / 29.75909°N 95.36750°WCoordinates: 29°45′33″N 95°22′03″W / 29.75909°N 95.36750°W |
| Status | Complete |
| Constructed | 1971 |
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| Floor count | 50 |
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| Architect | Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP. |
One Shell Plaza (OSP) is a 50 floor skyscraper at 910 Louisiana Street in Downtown Houston, Texas, United States. At its completion in 1971, One Shell Plaza was the tallest building in Houston, Texas, standing 715 feet (218 m) tall. Including the antenna tower on its top height is 985 feet (300.2 m).
One Shell Plaza was designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP. Associate architects of One Shell Plaza were Wilson, Morris, Crain & Anderson.
Shell Oil Company, a subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell, is headquartered in this building.[1][2][3]
The Plaza Club, on the 49th floor of the building, has dining, entertainment, and meeting facilities.[4]
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[edit] History
The building opened in 1971 and received a renovation in 1994.[4]
[edit] Gallery
 Sign indicating the building |
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[edit] References
- ^ "Shell Wind Energy offices." Royal Dutch Shell. Retrieved on January 14, 2009.
- ^ "Request for a Grant from Shell." Royal Dutch Shell. Retrieved on January 14, 2009.
- ^ "Privacy Policy." Royal Dutch Shell. Retrieved on January 14, 2009.
- ^ a b "One Shell Plaza." Hines Interests Limited Partnership. Retrieved on January 17, 2009.
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| Preceded by Exxon Building |
Tallest Building in Houston 1971—1974 218m |
Succeeded by Centerpoint Energy Plaza |
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