Burk Burnett Building
Home of the Southwest Office since 1985, the Burk Burnett Building in Fort Worth was constructed in 1914. Designed by a local architectural firm, Sanguinet & Staats, it became the city's first true skyscraper. The building is of neoclassical design, with the first two-stories featuring white terra cotta. Four granite columns accentuate the Main Street facade. The top two stories repeat the white terra cotta from the bottom, with an added cornice of elaborate detail.
The building is named after Samuel Burk Burnett (1849-1922), an interesting figure in Fort Worth and North Texas history. Burnett founded the famous Four-Sixes (6666) Ranch, which reached across large areas of North Texas and South Oklahoma. While drilling for water to sustain thirsty cattle, Burnett hit oil.The Burnett building was originally called the State National Bank Building; Burnett bought and renamed the building in 1915.
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