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Goodhue Building
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Goodhue Building
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Goodhue Building
Location398 Pearl St.,
Beaumont, Texas
Coordinates 30°5′2.5″N94°5′57″W / 30.084028°N 94.09917°W / 30.084028; -94.09917
Arealess than one acre
Built1926 (1926)
ArchitectTisdale & Stone
Architectural style Gothic Revival, Romanesque Revival
Part of Beaumont Commercial District (ID78002959 [1] )
Designated CPApril 14, 1978

The Goodhue Building is an office building in the downtown area of Beaumont, Texas. Built in 1926 by Forrest Goodhue, the building has 190 offices and is one of the most decorative structures in the area. The building has 11 stories and a penthouse. [2] [3] The building was built in a Tudor gothic style by Tisdale, Stone & Pinson, with an asymmetric penthouse. [4]

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  2. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on February 20, 2011. Retrieved April 27, 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Goodhue Building, Beaumont | 129514". Emporis. Archived from the original on July 29, 2012. Retrieved May 3, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. "Downtown Texas". Texas Historical Commission.

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