Electric Service Building

115 W. 7th - 1952

In the 1950's, Fort Worth was experiencing a small building boom with the Fort Worth National Bank outgrowing its old headquarters in what is now called 714 Main, across 7th Street.  The Dundee Building was demolished around 1950 in order to construct this building.  In 1952, they completed a 16 story building fronting 7th Street between Houston and Main Streets.  In 1961, a matching addition was constructed across Main Street that housed a drive thru bank on the ground floor and a ballroom for the Hotel Texas above.  By 1974, the bank had constructed a new home on Throckmorton Streets and they vacated the building.  In 1975, Texas Electric Service Company relocated to this building and it was renamed the Electric Service Building.  Today, it is still home to the company, now called TXU.  Preston M. Geren & Associates of Fort Worth were the architects for the building which has a "T" shaped office tower rising out of a three story rectangular base.  The exterior building materials are a brown brick with granite spandrel panels.

The building was previously known as The Fort Worth National Bank Building.