Austin Daily Tribune Building

Austin Daily Tribune Building
Austin Daily Tribune Building
	Ernest O. Thompson State Office Bldg. in 2010
General information
Architectural style	Moderne
Location	920 Colorado, Austin, Texas
Coordinates	30°16′26″N 97°44′35″W / 30.27389°N 97.74306°WCoordinates: 30°16′26″N 97°44′35″W / 30.27389°N 97.74306°W
Completed	1941
Height
Roof	136 ft (41 m)
Technical details
Floor count	11
Design and construction
Architect	Simons, Shirley; et al.
	Austin Daily Tribune Building
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Area	less than one acre
NRHP reference No.	00001358
Added to NRHP	November 8, 2000

The Austin Daily Tribune Building, later known as the Ernest O. Thompson State Office Building, is a Moderne style office building located at 920 Colorado in Austin, Texas. It was built in 1941 as the headquarters of the Austin Daily Tribune, a short-lived newspaper that ceased publishing in 1942. The State of Texas purchased the building in 1945, and it was renamed in 1965 for Texas Railroad Commissioner . The building was designed by architect Shirley Simons and the firm of Page, Southerland & Page.^[3] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.^[2]

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^ ^a ^b https://www.emporis.com/buildings/134967/ernest-o-thompson-building-austin-tx-usa
^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System – (#00001358)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ "Austin Daily Tribune Building". Hill County Deco. Archived from the original on 2012-01-31.

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[nris-2] "National Register Information System – (#00001358)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[3] "Austin Daily Tribune Building". Hill County Deco. Archived from the original on 2012-01-31.

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