Capitol Lofts

Capitol Lofts
Former names	M.E. Foster Building Southern Standard Building
General information
Status	Complete
Type	Residential apartmentss
Architectural style	Modernism
Location	709 Main Street Houston, Texas
Coordinates	29°45′32″N 95°21′48″W / 29.758787°N 95.363254°W / 29.758787; -95.363254Coordinates: 29°45′32″N 95°21′48″W / 29.758787°N 95.363254°W / 29.758787; -95.363254
Completed	1908
Height
Roof	40.8 m (134 ft)
Technical details
Floor count	10
Design and construction
Architect	Alfred Charles Finn
References
^[1]^[2]

The Capitol Lofts is a building located at 711 Main Street in downtown Houston, Texas. Constructed in 1908, the building was originally used for office space and was converted to residential lofts in the 1990s. The building was the tallest building in Houston and Texas until being surpassed by the Praetorian Building in Dallas, Texas as the tallest building in Texas in 1909. It remained the tallest in Houston until 1915 when surpassed by the Texas Company Annex.

Zoned schools

Franklin Lofts is within the Houston Independent School District. As of 2015 the building is assigned to Gregory Lincoln Education Center (Grades K-8),^[3] and Davis High School.^[4]

The building was previously zoned to Bruce Elementary School,^[5] and E. O. Smith Education Center (for middle school).^[6]

References

↑ Capitol Lofts at Emporis
↑ Capitol Lofts at SkyscraperPage
↑ "AGENDA Board of Education Meeting March 13, 2014." Houston Independent School District. Retrieved on March 15, 2014. "Current Attendance Boundaries" New 03/06/04 Attachment F-2 March 2014 p. 31/119. and "Proposed Attendance Boundaries" New 03/06/04 Attachment F-2 March 2014 p. 32/119.
↑ "Davis High School Attendance Zone." Houston Independent School District. Retrieved on July 26, 2009.
↑ "Bruce Elementary Attendance Zone." Houston Independent School District. Retrieved on September 1, 2009.
↑ "E. O. Smith Middle Attendance Zone." Houston Independent School District. Retrieved on July 26, 2009.

Timeline of the tallest buildings in Texas

Franklin Lofts (35 m) (1904)
Capitol Lofts (41 m) (1908)
Praetorian Building (58 m) (1909)
Adolphus Hotel (95 m) (1912)
Magnolia Hotel (122 m) (1923)
Niels Esperson Building (125 m) (1927)
JPMorgan Chase Building (130 m) (1929)
Mercantile National Bank Building (131 m) (1943)
Republic Center Tower I (138 m) (1954)
Southland Center (183 m) (1959)
ExxonMobil Building (185 m) (1963)
Elm Place (191 m) (1965)
Tower of the Americas (229 m) (1968)
Renaissance Tower (270 m) (1974)
JPMorgan Chase Tower (305 m) (1982)

Timeline of the tallest buildings in Houston

Franklin Lofts (35 m) (1904) Capitol Lofts (41 m) (1908) Texas Company Annex (54 m) (1915) Club Quarters Hotel (62 m) (1925) Magnolia Hotel (99 m) (1926) Niels Esperson Building (125 m) (1927) JPMorgan Chase Building (130 m) (1929) ExxonMobil Building (185 m) (1963) One Shell Plaza (218 m) (1971) Enterprise Plaza (230 m) (1980) JPMorgan Chase Tower (305 m) (1982)

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