Details for Gulf Building
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5507014042
Data
| Marker Number | 14042 |
| Atlas Number | 5507014042 |
| Marker Title | Gulf Building |
| Index Entry | Gulf Building |
| Address | 711 Travis |
| City | Houston |
| County | Harris |
| UTM Zone | 15 |
| UTM Easting | 271400 |
| UTM Northing | 3294234 |
| Subject Codes | buildings; commercial buildings; Art Deco |
| Marker Year | 2007 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | Yes |
| Marker Location | marker is at northwest corner of Rusk and Main |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | 18" x 28" |
| Marker Text | Prominent real estate developer, publisher, statesman and banker Jesse H. Jones opened the Gulf Building in 1929 with Gulf Oil, National Bank of Commerce, and Sakowitz Brothers as primary tenants. Alfred C. Finn designed the 430foot high Art Deco edifice with a six-story base topped by a tall tower that diminishes in size as it rises. The 37-floor, steel-frame structure remained Houston's tallest skyscraper for 34 years. In 1986, the building, then owned by a successor bank, underwent a $50 million restoration. It was renamed the JPMorgan Chase Building in 2000 and continues to be a monument to the city's growth, modernity and financial prosperity. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 2007 |