Tag Archives: Praetorian Building: City’s first high-rise had short-lived title

When it opened in 1909, the Praetorian Building towered over downtown Dallas. Built at Main Street and Stone Place, it was Dallas’ first skyscraper at 15 stories tall. The structure was the tallest building in Texas — and the tallest building west of the Mississippi River. If someone looked to Dallas, they saw the Praetorian Building. Yet its status as …

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