Sanger Brothers Complex, Dallas Texas
The block in downtown Dallas bounded by Elm Street on the north, Lamar Street on the Bast, Main Street on the south, and Austin Street on the west, contains four of the most significant buildings in the city. Examples of the High Victorian Italianate, Romanesque Revival, and Commercial-Sullivanesque styles are to be found on this block. The oldest building in the complex, located in the center of the block facing north on Elm Street, was built in 1884. Five stories in height, the building is a masonry structure with load-bearing walls. As was typical of the period, a cast iron storefront at the street level supports the masonry edifice above. An equally typical feature is the High Victorian Italianate-influence in the
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