Tower Building
Fair Park, Dallas, Texas
The 1936 Federal Building, known as the Tower Building, is one of the most prominent exhibit and events buildings at Fair Park. The gilded fluted tower rises 170 feet, well above the surrounding structures and is capped by a gilded eagle. Dramatic changing colored lights makes this a night-time beacon.
Based on a master plan completed in 1997, Architexas has completed three phases of work that includes the exterior restoration and the reconstruction of the dilapidated original exhibit hall with new construction that provides improved column spacing and state of the art lighting and sound systems. The eagle was reconstructed using historic drawings and the plaster bas-relief at the base of the structure was conserved. The interior entrance hall and administrative offices are to be rehabilitated in the next phase of construction.
