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United States historic place
Gilbert Building
U.S. Historic district
Contributing property
Early 1900s photo of the Gilbert Building
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Location328 Bowie St.,
Beaumont, Texas
Coordinates30°05′00″N 94°05′55″W / 30.0833°N 94.0986°W / 30.0833; -94.0986
Arealess than one acre
Built1902
ArchitectGalveston architect George B. Stowe
Architectural styleSullivanesque
Part ofBeaumont Commercial District (ID78002959)
Designated CPApril 14, 1978

The Gilbert Building is a four-story Sullivanesque style building in downtown Beaumont, Texas. It was built in 1902 for John N. Gilbert by renowned Galveston architect George B. Stowe. Gulf National Bank, the new building's first tenant, opened its doors on Tuesday, September 3, 1902. It was subsequently remodeled in 1926 by architects F. W. Steinman & Son. The Gilbert Building contributes to the Beaumont Commercial District listed in the National Register of Historic Places. As of July 2010, the building is abandoned. On June 6, 2024, the building suffered a catastrophic two-alarm fire.

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  • The Gilbert building from the street. The Gilbert building from the street.
  • The last exposed and unaltered piece of the buildings base. The last exposed and unaltered piece of the buildings base.

See also

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on February 20, 2011. Retrieved April 27, 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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