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Hartford Building (Dallas)

Coordinates: 32°47′03″N 96°47′52″W / 32.784222°N 96.797737°W / 32.784222; -96.797737
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Hartford Building
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General information
StatusCompleted
TypeOffice
Location400 N St. Paul Street
Dallas, Texas (USA)
Coordinates32°47′03″N 96°47′52″W / 32.784222°N 96.797737°W / 32.784222; -96.797737
OpeningJanuary 25, 1960
ManagementGood Signature Management, L.L.C.
Technical details
Floor count14
Floor area166,000 sq ft (15,400 m2)
Design and construction
DeveloperTrammell Crow
Website
www.goodsignature.com

The Hartford Building is a mid-rise 14 story, 34,000 sq foot[1] skyscraper located in the City Center District of downtown Dallas, Texas (USA) and is adjacent to DART's St. Paul Station.

History

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The $5 million office building, built during a time of large insurance growth in Dallas, was constructed to serve as the southwestern regional home office for the Hartford Fire Insurance Group.[2] It was developed by Trammell Crow and Eugene Locke, and opened in 1960.[3] An incident occurred during construction in 1959, when a 20-foot (6.1 m) steel beam and a brick fell to street below from one of the upper floors. The beam pierced a truck and was embedded into the pavement and the brick bounced off a car below; amazingly, no one was injured.[4] The building's Bryan Street Garage with 400 spaces was replaced with a shared-use garage built for the adjacent Patriot Tower in 1981.

The building was sold in 1961, 1967, 1994, and 2013.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "The Hartford Building 400 N Saint Paul St". LoopNet. February 6, 2023. Retrieved February 15, 2023.
  2. ^ The Dallas Morning News, "Office Unit to be Built by Hartford", February 27, 1958, retrieved January 18, 2010.
  3. ^ The Dallas Morning News, "Skyline Boosted With Insurance", October 5, 1958, retrieved January 18, 2010
  4. ^ The Dallas Morning News, "Brick Falls Onto Auto", July 11, 1959. retrieved January 18, 2010
  5. ^ Steve Brown. "Hartford Building sold for $3 million." The Dallas Morning News 21 November 1994, HOME FINAL, BUSINESS: 1D. NewsBank. Web. 18 January 2010.
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