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The Joule Hotel is a five-star, 129-room boutique hotel developed by Headington Hotels. Located at 1530 Main Street, between Akard Street and Ervay Street, the building was constructed in 1927 as the Dallas National Bank Building, and was known later as the SPG Building. Positioned at the end of Stone Street Plaza, it is centralized in the Main Street District of downtown
Dallas
, Texas
, and is one of two Gothic
high-rises in the city, along with the Kirby Building. The Dallas National Bank completed construction of the office building in 1927.
It has garnered notoriety for its 10th floor pool that cantilevers eight feet over the easement below. The architect of the project was ARCHITEXAS (Architecture, Planning and Historic Preservation, Inc.) in Dallas.
The hotel interior was developed by world renowned designer, Adam Tihany
, and the lobby level is home to the highly acclaimed Charlie Palmer restaurant.
From 2005 through 2007, evidence of a fire was discovered during ongoing renovations of the building next to the Joule. According to pictures available at the Dallas Public Library, in 1951, a significant fire occurred at the National Shirt Shop and Manuel's Cleaners, former businesses directly to the East of the Dallas National Bank building. Additional historic images of the Dallas national Bank building are available through the Dallas Public Library dating back to 1927. Search "Main" (as in Main Street) and "Dallas National Bank" on the "digital collection" of the Dallas Public Library online catalog for additional images.
Downtown Dallas
Downtown Dallas is the Central Business District in Dallas, Texas USA, located in the geographic center of the city. The area termed "Downtown" has traditionally been defined as bounded by the downtown freeway loop: bounded on the east by I-345 Downtown Dallas is the Central Business District...
Dallas
Dallas, Texas
Dallas is the third-largest city in Texas and the ninth-largest in the United States. The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is the largest metropolitan area in the South and fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States...
, Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
, and is one of two Gothic
Gothic architecture
Gothic architecture is a style of architecture that flourished during the high and late medieval period. It evolved from Romanesque architecture and was succeeded by Renaissance architecture....
high-rises in the city, along with the Kirby Building. The Dallas National Bank completed construction of the office building in 1927.
It has garnered notoriety for its 10th floor pool that cantilevers eight feet over the easement below. The architect of the project was ARCHITEXAS (Architecture, Planning and Historic Preservation, Inc.) in Dallas.
The hotel interior was developed by world renowned designer, Adam Tihany
Adam Tihany
Adam D. Tihany is an American interior designer and interior architect. He was named one of the greatest American interior architects by The New York Times in 2001 .-Career:...
, and the lobby level is home to the highly acclaimed Charlie Palmer restaurant.
From 2005 through 2007, evidence of a fire was discovered during ongoing renovations of the building next to the Joule. According to pictures available at the Dallas Public Library, in 1951, a significant fire occurred at the National Shirt Shop and Manuel's Cleaners, former businesses directly to the East of the Dallas National Bank building. Additional historic images of the Dallas national Bank building are available through the Dallas Public Library dating back to 1927. Search "Main" (as in Main Street) and "Dallas National Bank" on the "digital collection" of the Dallas Public Library online catalog for additional images.
External links
- The Joule Hotel Official site