Albany, New York.
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The building would be easier to admire if the intrusive traffic signals were removed.
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In downtown Dallas, Texas, on February 18th, 2023, the Western Union Telegraph Company Building (built 1913-1914 at 2030 Main St; designed by Lang & Witchell; surfaced in Indiana limestone with "Egyptian"-style ornamentation; originally the Masonic Blue Lodge Temple, built for Tannehill Lodge No. 52 and Dallas Lodge No. 760; leased to Western Union starting in 1919) at the southwest corner of Main Street and South Pearl Street.
Indiana limestone, a/k/a Bedford limestone, is known geologically as the Salem Limestone formation of the Sanders group, formed during the Viséan age of the Mississippian subperiod of the Carboniferous period of the Paleozoic era, ~346.7 to ~330.9 million years ago.
The building is a "contributing property" in the Dallas Downtown Historic District, 04000894 and 08001299 on the National Register of Historic Places. The district's official documentation incorrectly says it was built in 1930.
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Lo the Western Union Telegraph Company Building, built in 1913-1914, originally known as the Masonic Blue Lodge Temple, by Tannehill Lodge No. 52 and Dallas Lodge No. 760 of the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons (A.F. & A.M.).
As documented for the Dallas Landmark Commission, the building became an unmanageable financial burden for the lodges, so they leased it to Western Union beginning in 1919.
The other two sides of the building are surfaced in Indiana gray limestone with "Egyptian"-style ornamentation. If you want to see that, you're on your own. I'm over here looking at the red bricks.
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In downtown Dallas, Texas, on February 18th, 2023, the Western Union Telegraph Company Building (2030 Main St; designed by Lang & Witchell), originally the Masonic Blue Lodge Temple, at the southwest corner of Main Street and South Pearl Street, as viewed from Commerce Street between South Harwood Street and South Pearl Street.
The building is a "contributing property" in the Dallas Downtown Historic District, 04000894 and 08001299 on the National Register of Historic Places. The district's official documentation incorrectly says it was built in 1930.
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• Lang and Witchell (American architectural firm, active 1905-1938) (500230379)
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• Buildings—Texas (sh85017805)
• Historic districts—Texas (sh95010327)
South Peearl Street is lined with protestors oputside a Donald Trump rally at the Tim,es Union Center in Albany Ny
"Albany Medical Annals 1889" found on the Internet Archive and the donated to the IA through the University of Michigan.
"Albany Medical Annals 1892" found on the Internet Archive and the donated to the IA through the University of Michigan.
"Albany Medical Annals 1887" found on the Internet Archive and the donated to the IA through the University of Michigan.
"Albany Medical Annals 1891" found on the Internet Archive and the donated to the IA through the University of Michigan.
Gazetteer and Business Directory of Albany & Schenectady Co., N.Y. for 1870-71 (1870)
