Sterick Building
Sterick Building | |
The Sterick Building | |
| Location | 8 N. B.B. King Boulevard Memphis, Tennessee |
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| Coordinates | 35°8′41.09″N 90°2′59.33″W / 35.1447472°N 90.0498139°W |
| Built | 1928 |
| Architect | Wyatt C. Hedrick |
| Architectural style | Gothic revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 78002636 |
| Added to NRHP | October 2, 1978 |
| Sterick Building | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Memphis, Tennessee |
| Coordinates | 35°8′41.09″N 90°2′59.33″W / 35.1447472°N 90.0498139°W |
| Completed | 1928 |
| Height | |
| Top floor | 365 feet (111 m) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 29 |
| Floor area | 350,883 square feet (32,598.1 m2) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Wyatt C. Hedrick |
| Other information | |
| Public transit access | MATA Main Street Madison Avenue |
| References | |
The Sterick Building is a historic skyscraper in Memphis, Tennessee. It was designed by Wyatt C. Hedrick & Co., and was completed in 1929—its name is a portmanteau of the original owners' names, Texas Governor Ross S. Sterling and Wyatt C. Hedrick. It is a gothic-style tower, 111 m (365 ft) tall with 31 floors, two of which are below grade. When it opened it 1929 it was noted as the tallest building in the American South and remained so until 1957. It stands at the corner of Madison Avenue and North B.B. King Boulevard.