D.T. Porter Building
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| Location | 10 N. Main St., Memphis, Tennessee |
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| Coordinates | 35°8′43″N 90°3′8″W / 35.14528°N 90.05222°W |
| Area | 0.5 acres (0.20 ha) |
| Built | 1894 |
| Architect | Jones, Hain & Kirby |
| Architectural style | Romanesque, Romanesque |
| NRHP reference No. | 77001291[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 18, 1977 |
The D.T. Porter Building in Memphis, Tennessee, was constructed in 1895 and was the city's first steel frame skyscraper. It had a circulating hot water heating system. It was renovated in 1983 and converted to condominiums. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places for Shelby County, Tennessee, in 1995. It was designed by Edward Culliatt Jones's architecture firm.[2][3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ Robert W. Dye Memphis Pages 40, 65 2005 96 pages
- ^ postcard of building
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- Romanesque Revival architecture in Tennessee
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