The Magnolia Hotel, formerly the Houston Post-Dispatch Building, located at 609 Fannin in Houston, Texas, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 14, 2002.[2]
History
The 22-story skyscraper was built by oil magnate Ross S. Sterling for his newspaper the Houston Post-Dispatch,[note 1] at the corner of Texas and Fannin streets in 1926. At the time, it was one of the city’s tallest skyscrapers.[4] The newspaper’s printing presses were visible through the windows, and the broadcast antenna for radio station KPR was located on the building’s roof.[4]
During the 1960s and 1970s, many details of the facade were removed.[4] The building was restored to its previous appearance on the outside, with a modern interior, by Denver-based architect Guy Thornton.[4] It opened in 2003 as the Magnolia Hotel.[4]
See also
Notes
- ^ Sterling had merged the Houston Post with the Houston Dispatch in 1924 to form the Houston Post-Dispatch, which was renamed back to the Houston Post in 1932.[3]
References
- ^ “National Register Information System”. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ “National Register Listings” (PDF). Texas Historical Commission. p. 48. Retrieved December 28, 2014.
- ^ “Through the Years”. Houston Chronicle. April 19, 1995. p. 13A – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c d e Gray, Lisa (May 23, 2003). “Ross Sterling’s 1926 building now graces downtown as Magnolia”. Chron. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
