Wilson Building (Dallas, Texas)

:"For the seat of the government of the District of Columbia, commonly called the "Wilson Building," see John A. Wilson Building."

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caption = The Wilson Building
location = Dallas, Texas
lat_degrees = 32 | lat_minutes = 46 | lat_seconds = 52.6 | lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 96 | long_minutes = 47 | long_seconds = 49.47 | long_direction = W
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built = 1904
architect = Sanguinet & Staats; Watson,A.
architecture = Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals, Other
added = July 24, 1979
governing_body = Private
refnum = 79002931 cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2006-03-15|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service] The historic Wilson Building, located at 1623 Main Street in downtown Dallas, Texas (USA), is an 8-story building constructed in 1904 and patterned after Paris' Grand Opera House. [http://dallaslibrary.org/ Dallas Public Library] - [http://dallaslibrary.org/ctx/photogallery/downtownliving/wilson.htm Wilson Building] . Retrieved on 13 October 2006.] The landmark structure fronts Main Street on the south, Ervay Street on the east, and Elm Street on the north. It was named after J.B. Wilson and was considered one of the premier commercial structures west of the Mississippi.

The plan of the building is "E"-shaped with curved corners. It was designed by Sanguinet & Staats of Fort Worth and was the home of the Titche-Goettinger Department Store until 1926, when they moved to the newer and larger Titche-Goettinger Building, two blocks east at St. Paul Street.

From 1929 to 1997, the building was the location of H.L. Green's Department Store.

The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.

The Wilson Building sits across from the flagship Neiman Marcus store, and is adjacent to the US$100 million Mercantile National Bank Building project. Additionally, the building was owned by actress Pia Zadora for several years, and sat vacant before the City of Dallas sought to acquire the building in an effort to revitalize the downtown historic district. In 1999, Post Properties converted the historic structure into 135 loft apartments, featuring hardwood floors and a rooftop sky terrace.

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* [http://www.dallaslibrary.org/ Dallas Public Library] - listing for the [http://dallaslibrary.org/ctx/photogallery/downtownliving/wilson.htm Wilson Building]