Southwestern Bell Building
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The Southwestern Bell Building is a 28-story building that was built to be the headquarters
of Southwestern Bell Telephone in Downtown St. Louis
, Missouri
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At the time of its construction it was Missouri's tallest building.
The building, which was one of the first in St. Louis to use setbacks
, has 17 individual roofs.
Its architect was Mauran, Russell & Crowell, who also designed the Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis
and the Railway Exchange Building (St. Louis)
. I.R. Timlin
, Southwestern Bell's company architect, was associate architect on the project.
Headquarters
Headquarters denotes the location where most, if not all, of the important functions of an organization are coordinated. In the United States, the corporate headquarters represents the entity at the center or the top of a corporation taking full responsibility managing all business activities...
of Southwestern Bell Telephone in Downtown St. Louis
Downtown St. Louis
Downtown St. Louis is the central business district of St. Louis, Missouri, the hub of tourism and entertainment, and the anchor of the St. Louis metropolitan area. The downtown is bounded by Cole Street to the north, the river front to the east, Chouteau Avenue to the south, and Jefferson Avenue...
, Missouri
Missouri
Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...
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At the time of its construction it was Missouri's tallest building.
The building, which was one of the first in St. Louis to use setbacks
Setback (architecture)
A setback, sometimes called step-back, is a step-like recession in a wall. Setbacks were initially used for structural reasons, but now are often mandated by land use codes.-History:...
, has 17 individual roofs.
Its architect was Mauran, Russell & Crowell, who also designed the Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis
Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis
The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis is one of 12 regional Reserve Banks that, along with the Board of Governors in Washington, D.C., make up the nation's central bank. Missouri is the only state to have two Federal Reserve Banks . The St...
and the Railway Exchange Building (St. Louis)
Railway Exchange Building (St. Louis)
The Railway Exchange Building is a , 21-story high-rise office building in St. Louis, Missouri connected to the now-defunct One City Center mall. The 1914 steel-frame building is in the Chicago school architectural style, and was designed by architect Mauran, Russell & Crowell...
. I.R. Timlin
I.R. Timlin
Irving Ray Timlin was an American architect. He spent his entire career with the Southwestern Bell Telephone Company, where he was chief architect during the company's rapid expansion in the first half of the twentieth century...
, Southwestern Bell's company architect, was associate architect on the project.