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O. T. Bassett Tower

Art Deco architecture in TexasNational Register of Historic Places in El Paso County, TexasOffice buildings completed in 1930Office buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in TexasSkyscraper office buildings in Texas
Skyscrapers in El Paso, TexasStreamline Moderne architecture in the United StatesTrost & Trost buildings
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The O. T. Bassett Tower is an Art Deco skyscraper located at 303 Texas Avenue in Downtown El Paso, Texas. It was built by Charles N. Bassett, who named it in honor of his father. The tower was designed by Trost & Trost and completed in 1930, making it one of Henry Trost's last commissions. It was briefly the tallest building in the city but was surpassed later the same year by the Hilton Hotel. The Bassett Tower is 217 feet (66 m) tall and has 15 stories, with setbacks at the tenth and thirteenth floors. It is faced with tan brick veneer and adorned with stone and terra cotta decorative elements, including a sculpted face over the main entrance which is believed to be that of Trost himself. The building was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

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O. T. Bassett Tower
Texas Avenue, El Paso

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O. T. Bassett Tower

Texas Avenue 301
79901 El Paso
Texas, United States
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