Southwestern Bell Building

The Southwestern Bell Building is a 28-story, 121.0 m (397.0 ft) skyscraper constructed to be the headquarters of Southwestern Bell Telephone in downtown St. Louis, Missouri. At the time of its construction it was Missouri's tallest building.

Southwestern Bell Building
General information
StatusCompleted
TypeCommercial offices
Architectural styleNeo-Gothic
Location1010 Pine Street
St. Louis, Missouri
Coordinates38.6281°N 90.1955°W / 38.6281; -90.1955
Completed1926 (1926)
Height
Roof121.0 m (397.0 ft)
Technical details
Floor count28
Design and construction
Architect(s)Mauran, Russell, & Crowell
Other information
Public transit accessBus interchange MCT
Bus interchange MetroBus
Light rail interchange  Red   Blue 
At 8th & Pine station
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The building, which was one of the first in St. Louis to use setbacks, has 17 individual roofs.[5]

Its architect was Mauran, Russell & Crowell, who also designed the Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis and the Railway Exchange Building (St. Louis).[6] I.R. Timlin, Southwestern Bell's company architect, was associate architect on the project.

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