Sterling Building – Houston

608 Fannin St. – Houston TX (built 1931; demolished 2014; architect: Wyatt C. Hedrick; also known as Texas Tower)

Early tenants included the offices of Ross S. SterlingHugh Roy CullenJames Marion West, Cullen-West Production Co., West Building Co., West Lumber Co., West Bond & Mortgage Co., West-Pyle Cattle Co., Gulf Lumber & Building Co., Southland Oil Co., American Mines Corp., Railroad Commission of Texas Oil & Gas Division, Italian Vice Consulate, Woodmen of the World, Walter P. Moore Engineer, Petroleum Exploration Co. of Texas, Westinghouse Lamp Co., Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Co., Westinghouse Air Brake Co., Holton Oil Corp., and Texas College of Law.

 

Sterling Building - Houston TX

Sterling Building - Houston TX

Sterling Building - Houston TX

Sterling Building - Houston TX

 

Deconstruction/demolition, April 2014:

Sterling Building - Houston