Houston Post-Dispatch Building
{{Short description|Historic building in Houston, Texas, U.S.}}
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{{Infobox NRHP
| name = Houston Post-Dispatch Building
| image = Magnolia_Hotel,_Houston,_Texas.jpg
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| location = 609 Fannin Street, Houston, Texas
| restored = 2003
| restored_by = Guy Thornton
| coordinates = {{coord|29|45|32|N|95|21|41|W|display=inline,title}}
| locmapin = USA Texas Houston downtown#Texas#USA
| built = {{Start date|1926}}
| architect = Carl Staats, Don Hall
| architecture = Classical Revival, 3-part vertical block
| added = February 14, 2002
| area = {{convert|0.4|acre}}
| refnum = 02000072{{NRISref|version=2010a}}
}}
File:Magnolia Hotel, 1100 Texas Avenue, Houston.jpg
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.{{cite web|title=National Register Listings|url=http://www.thc.state.tx.us/public/upload/NR%20TX%20inventory%202-7-12.pdf|publisher=Texas Historical Commission|access-date=December 28, 2014|format=PDF|page=48}}
History
The 22-story skyscraper was built by oil magnate Ross S. Sterling for his newspaper the Houston Post, at the corner of Texas and Fannin streets in 1926. At the time, it was one of the city's tallest skyscrapers. 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.
During the 1960s and 1970s, many details of the facade were removed. The building was restored to its previous appearance on the outside, with a modern interior, by Denver-based architect Guy Thornton. It opened in 2003 as the Magnolia Hotel.
See also
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Category:Newspaper headquarters in the United States
Category:Neoclassical architecture in Texas
Category:Office buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Texas
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