Blackstone Building (Tyler, Texas)

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Blackstone Building
Location315 N. Broadway,
Tyler, Texas
Coordinates 32°21′11″N95°18′1″W / 32.35306°N 95.30028°W / 32.35306; -95.30028
Arealess than one acre
Built1938 (1938)
Built byHugh E. White
Architect Preston Geren Sr.
Architectural style Art Deco
MPS Tyler, Texas MPS
NRHP reference No. 02000645 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 14, 2002

The Blackstone Building in Tyler, Texas is an Art Deco building built in 1938. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002. [1] Fort Worth architect Preston M. Geren designed the six-story building, which is one of only two Art Deco-style office buildings in the Tyler area. The project was financed by Tyler businessman Edmond P. McKenna and intended to ease the need for office space during the East Texas oil boom. The building housed offices for oil companies, geologists, attorneys, engineers, and more. In addition, the Blackstone was a location for the Union Bus Terminal from 1938 to the 1950s. The Blackstone Hotel next door was imploded in 1985 but the Blackstone Building still stands. It is being used as office space and houses the Tyler Chamber of Commerce. [2]

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The building cost about $100,000. At one time it hosted about 15 oil industry-related businesses. [3]

It was built by Tyler contractor Hugh E. White. White is also built one of few International Style buildings in Tyler, the Elks Club Building (1949), which is also NRHP-listed. [3] [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. Destination: Downtown Tyler http://www.heartoftyler.com/ThisPlaceMatters.htm Archived May 25, 2017, at the Wayback Machine
  3. 1 2 Diane Elizabeth Williams (June 20, 2001). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Blackstone Building". National Archives.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help) (accessible by searching within National Archives Catalog Archived January 3, 2017, at the Wayback Machine )
  4. Diane Elizabeth Williams (June 20, 2001). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Elks Club Building". National Archives.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help) (accessible by searching within National Archives Catalog Archived January 3, 2017, at the Wayback Machine )

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