Historic Designations:
National Regsiter of Historic Places
Recorded Texas Historical Landmark
City of FW Historic & Cultural Landmark
Formerly:
The Sinclair Building
This 16 story building, designed by Wiley G. Clarkson and built by Harry B. Friedman, is one of Fort Worth's finest examples of Art Deco architecture. The building is more specifically of Zigzag Moderne styling and features many ziggurat elements on doorways, windows, and even in the shape of the building. The lobby is an excellent example from this period. At the 14th floor, eagle finials cap the vertical elements of the building's shaft. On top of the 16th floor penthouse, the vertical mullions are capped with alternating height pinnacles. It opened on Monday, November 17, 1930. In 1990, the building was completely restored by Architect Ward Bogard. The upper floors of the building are illuminated at night. Originally, the building was to be named the Dulaney Building after the owner, but before it opened, Sinclair Oil Co. leased 7 floors, and the building was then named after its main tenant.
On February 5, 2015, it was announced that the building would be converted into a 164 room Autograph Collection Hotel with a basement restaurant and a rooftop bar. Office leases were allowed to expire and the renovation started in the third quarter of 2015. The scheduled opening of the hotel is November of 2019. A stop in the lobby is well worth your time. Some support of the hotel will be located in the adjacent Sanger Brothers Building, and full restoration of the exterior of that building is a part of this project. The basement restaurant is called The Wicked Butcher and they will also operate the Lobby Bar on the first floor and the rooftop bar.
Architectural Style:
Art Deco/Zig-Zag Moderne
Building Architect:
Wiley G. Clarkson, Fort Worth
Contractor:
Harry B. Friedman, Fort Worth
1990 Restoration Architect:
Ward Bogard, Fort Worth
Hotel Conversion Architect:
Merriman Anderson/Architects, Dallas
Hotel Conversion Contractor:
Byrne Construction Services, Fort Worth
Category:
Former Office Building/Hotel