Petroleum Building (Midland)

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T.S. Hogan Petroleum Building
T.S. Hogan Petroleum Building
General information
Status	Complete
Type	Office space
Location	214 W. Texas Ave. Midland
Coordinates	31°59′55″N 102°04′34″W / 31.998679°N 102.075988°W / 31.998679; -102.075988Coordinates: 31°59′55″N 102°04′34″W / 31.998679°N 102.075988°W / 31.998679; -102.075988
Construction started	1928
Completed	1928
Opening	1929
Height
Antenna spire	151 ft (46 m)
Roof	137 ft (42 m)
Top floor	12
Technical details
Floor count	12
Floor area	5,788 sq ft (537.7 m2)
Lifts/elevators	3
Design and construction
Architect	Wyatt C. Hendrick
Developer	T. S. Hogan
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
Designated	1982[1]
Reference no.	4002

The Petroleum Building (formerly known as the Hogan Building) is a highrise in downtown Midland, TX.

The building was built in 1928 and consists of 12 floors with a neo-gothic facade. The building stands at 137 ft but with its spires reaches a height of 151 ft. The Hogan building is a registered, Texas historical landmark. The tower is named for lawyer and oil entrepreneur Thomas Stephen Hogan.^[2]

The design of the Petroleum Building, like the Woolworth Building in New York City and the demolished Baum Building in Oklahoma City, utilizes many classic architectural devices. Gothic spires and Moorish arches, lavish carved surfaces and opulent marble, all intended to clothe the business house with the respectability of a cathedral. The architect was Wyatt C. Hedrick.

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