ALICO Building

{{Infobox building

| name = ALICO Building

| native_name =

| native_name_lang =

| logo =

| logo_size =

| logo_alt =

| logo_caption =

| image = File:ALICO Building.jpg

| image_size =

| image_alt =

| image_caption = Upper floors of ALICO building

| map_type = Texas#USA

| map_alt =

| map_caption = Location within Texas

| map_size =

| map_dot_label =

| map_dot_mark =

| relief = yes

| former_names =

| alternate_names =

| etymology =

| status = Complete

| cancelled =

| topped_out =

| building_type = Office

| architectural_style = Beaux-Arts

| classification =

| location =

| address = 425 Austin Avenue

| location_city = Waco, Texas

| location_country = United States of America

| coordinates = {{coord|31|33|25.2|N|97|7|55.2|W|display=title,inline}}

| altitude =

| current_tenants = American-Amicable Life Insurance Company of Texas

| namesake =

| groundbreaking_date =

| start_date = {{start date|1910|08}}

| stop_date =

| est_completion =

| topped_out_date =

| completion_date =

| opened_date = August 1911

| inauguration_date =

| relocated_date =

| renovation_date = 1966

| closing_date =

| demolition_date =

| cost = {{currency|755000|USD}} (equivalent to {{currency|{{inflation|US|755000|1910}}|USD}} in {{inflation/year|US}})

| ren_cost =

| client =

| owner =

| landlord =

| affiliation =

| height = {{convert|282|ft}}

| architectural =

| tip =

| antenna_spire =

| top_floor =

| observatory =

| diameter =

| circumference =

| weight =

| other_dimensions =

| structural_system = Steel

| material = Brick, Terra Cotta

| size =

| floor_count = 22

| floor_area =

| elevator_count = 3

| grounds_area =

| architect =

| architecture_firm = Sanguinet & Staats

| developer =

| engineer =

| structural_engineer =

| services_engineer =

| civil_engineer =

| other_designers =

| quantity_surveyor =

| main_contractor =

| awards =

| designations =

| known_for =

| ren_architect =

| ren_firm =

| ren_engineer =

| ren_str_engineer =

| ren_serv_engineer =

| ren_civ_engineer =

| ren_oth_designers =

| ren_qty_surveyor =

| ren_contractor =

| ren_awards =

| rooms =

| parking =

| website = {{Official website}}

| embed =

| embedded =

{{Infobox NRHP

| embed = yes

| nrhp_type = cp

| nocat = yes

| partof = Waco Downtown Historic District

| partof_refnum = 11001094{{refn|{{cite web |title=Waco Downtown Historic District |url={{NRHP url|id=11001094}} |website=National Park Service |access-date=2022-06-08}}}}

| designated_nrhp_type = {{date|2012-02-03|MDY}}

| designated_other1 = Recorded Texas Historic Landmark

| designated_other1_date = 1982

| designated_other1_number = [https://atlas.thc.state.tx.us/Details/5309000118 118]{{refn|name="THC"|{{Cite web |title=Details for ALICO Building (Atlas Number 5309000118) |url=https://atlas.thc.state.tx.us/Details/5309000118 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220608000000/https://atlas.thc.state.tx.us/Details/5309000118 |archive-date=2022-06-08 |access-date=2022-06-08 |website=Texas Historical Commission |language=en-US}} [https://megalodon.jp/2022-0608-1135-11/https://atlas.thc.state.tx.us:443/Details/5309000118 Alt URL]}}

| designated_other1_num_position = bottom

}}

| references = {{refn|name="Emporis"|{{Cite web |url=https://www.emporis.com/buildings/125096 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171001074957/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/125096 |url-status=usurped |archive-date=October 1, 2017 |title=ALICO Building |work=Emporis |access-date=2022-06-08}} }}

| footnotes =

}}

The ALICO Building is a 22-story office building in downtown Waco, Texas, United States, located at the intersection of Austin and 5th Street.{{r|Emporis}} The building is currently owned and operated by the American-Amicable Life Insurance Company of Texas (a subsidiary of Industrial Alliance). At {{convert|282|ft}} tall, it is currently the tallest building in Waco.{{refn|name="Heritage"|{{Cite web |title=History of the ALICO Building |url=https://www.alicobuilding.com/Heritage/default.php |website=ALICO Building |accessdate=5 October 2017}}}}

History

File:Waco TX - Austin Street from 6th Street - Alico Building.jpg

The ALICO building was built in 1910 by the architectural firm Sanguinet & Staats for the Amicable Life Insurance Company at a cost of {{currency|755000|USD}} (equivalent to {{currency|{{inflation|US|755000|1910}}|USD}} in {{inflation/year|US}}), and was completed in one year.{{r|Heritage}}{{refn|name="Story"|{{Cite news |last=Ryan |first=Terri |last2=Fiedler |first2=Randy |date=2011-04-08 |title=The story of the ALICO building: 100 years, 22 stories and 1 towering ego |language=en-US |work=Waco Tribune |url=http://www.wacotrib.com/waco_today_magazine/the-story-of-the-alico-building-years-stories-and-towering/article_4b214782-811f-5885-9d57-ab0c0f69d3c4.html |url-access=subscription |access-date=2022-06-08}}}}{{refn|{{Cite web |last=Baughman |first=Kyle |last2=Sawyer |first2=Amanda |title=Amicable (ALICO) Building |url=http://www.wacohistory.org/items/show/23 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220608000000/http://www.wacohistory.org/items/show/23 |archive-date=2022-06-08 |access-date=2022-06-08 |website=Waco History |language=en-US}} [https://megalodon.jp/2022-0608-1302-18/https://wacohistory.org:443/items/show/23 Alt URL]}} It is the second oldest skyscraper built in Texas as well as the oldest skyscraper in Texas still standing, after the Praetorian Building in Dallas, built in the year prior to ALICO,{{refn|{{Cite web |title=Praetorian Building |url=http://demo.processwire.com/cities/dallas/praetorian-building/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220608000000/http://demo.processwire.com/cities/dallas/praetorian-building/ |archive-date=2022-06-08 |access-date=2022-06-08 |language=en-US}} [https://megalodon.jp/2022-0608-1306-39/demo.processwire.com/cities/dallas/praetorian-building/ Alt URL]}} was demolished in 2013.

The ALICO Building was not heavily damaged by the 1953 Waco tornado outbreak, unlike many buildings in downtown Waco.{{r|Emporis}} It swayed several feet when directly hit by the F5 tornado, although the building escaped severe damage or collapse.{{r|Story}}{{refn|{{Cite web |last=Troessner |first=John |title=Ten Things You Should Know About the ALICO Building of Waco |url=http://www.texasescapes.com/CentralTexasTownsNorth/WacoTexas/ALICO-Building-Texas-Skyscraper-Construction.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220608040916/http://www.texasescapes.com/CentralTexasTownsNorth/WacoTexas/ALICO-Building-Texas-Skyscraper-Construction.htm |archive-date=2022-06-08 |access-date=2022-06-08 |website=Texas Escapes |language=en-US}}}}

In 1965, Amicable Life Insurance Company and American Life Insurance Company merged to become the American-Amicable Life Insurance Company, the current tenant of the building. In 1966, the building underwent renovations, including the addition of the large neon sign at the top of the building displaying the acronym "ALICO".{{r|Heritage}}

In 1982, the ALICO building was designated a historical landmark by the Texas Historical Commission.{{r|THC}} In 2012, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places as part of the Waco Downtown Historic District.{{refn|{{Cite web |date=2018-06-23 |title=Waco considers making ALICO building a local historic landmark |url=http://www.kxxv.com/story/35735651/waco-considers-making-alico-building-a-local-historic-landmark |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220608000000/http://www.kxxv.com/story/35735651/waco-considers-making-alico-building-a-local-historic-landmark |archive-date=2022-06-08 |access-date=2022-06-08 |website=KXXV |language=en-US}} [https://megalodon.jp/2022-0608-1315-36/https://www.kxxv.com:443/story/35735651/waco-considers-making-alico-building-a-local-historic-landmark Alt URL]}}

ALICO Building

History

References

Further reading