Commerce Building

Fort Worth Architect Wyatt C. Hedrick originally designed this building for The Fair department store which closed in 1963. Hewitt Construction Company built the building.  The 19 story building is a mixture of Art Deco and Gothic Designs. In the 1964, the base was remodeled for the Bank of Commerce and a weather forecasting sign was installed on the roof. Butcher & Sweeney were the General Contractors for the remodeling of the building.  It was billed as the world's largest two faced revolving sign. It was removed in 1993 after several years of being inoperable. Adjacent to the building is the Oil & Gas Building (1954). In the early 1990's, a new entrance was added between the structures and their lobbies were remodeled so they would interconnect.  The major ground floor tenant is the Fort Worth International Center.