D.T. Porter Building

Dr. D. T. Porter Building
D.T. Porter Building is located in Tennessee
D.T. Porter Building
Location within Tennessee
D.T. Porter Building is located in the United States
D.T. Porter Building
Location within the United States
Location10 N. Main St., Memphis, Tennessee
Coordinates35°8′43″N 90°3′8″W / 35.14528°N 90.05222°W / 35.14528; -90.05222
Area0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built1895
ArchitectJones, Hain & Kirby
Architectural styleRomanesque revival
NRHP reference No.77001291[1]
Added to NRHPApril 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]

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References

  1. ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ↑ Robert W. Dye Memphis Pages 40, 65 2005 96 pages
  3. ↑ postcard of building

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