Elm Place

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Elm Place is a skyscraper located at 1401 Elm in the Main Street District of downtown Dallas, Texas (USA). The high-rise is 625 feet (191 m) and 52 stories tall, making it the tenth tallest building in Dallas. George L. Dahl and Thomas E. Stanly were the architects. At its completion in 1964, it was the tallest building west of the Mississippi River. Elm Place was surpassed by 555 California Street in San Francisco in 1969. It was the tallest in Texas until 1971, when One Shell Plaza in Houston took the title. In 1974, Renaissance Tower took the tallest in the city trophy.[1]

The Elm Place Buidng, looking up toward the northwest.
The Elm Place Buidng, looking up toward the northwest.

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Preceded by
Gables Republic Tower
Tallest Building in Dallas
1963—1974
191 m
Succeeded by
Renaissance Tower
Preceded by
Exxon Building (Houston)
Tallest Building in Texas
1964—1968
191 m
Succeeded by
Tower of the Americas
Preceded by
Exxon Building (Houston)
Tallest building west of the Mississippi
1964—1969
191 m
Succeeded by
555 California Street