Electric Building
a.k.a. Fort Worth Power and Light Building;Texas Electric Service C
410 W. 7th St., Fort Worth, TXThe Electric Building represents a period of substantial economic and physical growth in Fort Worth. Developed and implemented during the late 1920s and early 1930s, the "Five Year Work Program" envisioned the expenditure of $100 million on improvements to public, civic and private facilities in the city. A dramatic transformation of the downtown area resulted from major improvements to public infrastructure and construction of approximately 21 new buildings, including private developments such as the Electric Building. Construction on this project began in December 1927, with underwriting of its $1.2 million cost provided by Houston financier Jesse H. Jones. For his third entry into the Fort Worth market, Jones again selected regionally prominent architect Wyatt C. Hedrick. Hedrick coupled a straight forward office tower design with eclectic detailing drawn from both the Art Deco and Spanish Renaissance Revival idioms. The building is eligible on a local level of significance for listing under Criterion A in the area of Commerce and under Criterion C in the area of Architecture.
Local significance of the building:Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 1995.
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