The Tower (Fort Worth, Texas)
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The Tower is a 35 floor building in Fort Worth, Texas
bound by Taylor Street, Throckmorton Street, West 4th Street, and West 5th Street. At 488 feet (149 meters), it is the fourth tallest building in Fort Worth. When it was completed in 1974, it was the tallest building in Fort Worth until the completion of the Burnett Plaza
was completed in 1983. On March 28, 2000, this tower was severely damaged by an F2 tornado, and consensus was almost reached to demolish the tower, but was instead converted into tallest residential building in the city.
Fort Worth, Texas
Fort Worth is the 16th-largest city in the United States of America and the fifth-largest city in the state of Texas. Located in North Central Texas, just southeast of the Texas Panhandle, the city is a cultural gateway into the American West and covers nearly in Tarrant, Parker, Denton, and...
bound by Taylor Street, Throckmorton Street, West 4th Street, and West 5th Street. At 488 feet (149 meters), it is the fourth tallest building in Fort Worth. When it was completed in 1974, it was the tallest building in Fort Worth until the completion of the Burnett Plaza
Burnett Plaza
Burnett Plaza is a building located in Fort Worth, Texas. At 567 feet , it is the tallest building in Fort Worth, and the tallest building in Texas outside Houston, Dallas and Austin, as well as being the tallest building between Dallas and Los Angeles.The building has 40 floors. It was completed...
was completed in 1983. On March 28, 2000, this tower was severely damaged by an F2 tornado, and consensus was almost reached to demolish the tower, but was instead converted into tallest residential building in the city.