Praetorian Building
The Praetorian Building is a historic 7-story building located at 601 Franklin Avenue in Waco, McLennan County, Texas. Designed by the Dallas architectural firm of C.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Building
- Description: building in Waco, McLennan County, Texas
- Also known as: “Franklin Tower”, “Service Mutual Building”, and “Southwestern Building”
- Address: TX
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Waco Hippodrome Theatre and Waco Suspension Bridge.
Waco Hippodrome Theatre
Movie theater
Waco Hippodrome Theatre is a movie theater, which is situated 590 feet southwest of Praetorian Building.
Waco Suspension Bridge
Bridge
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The Waco Suspension Bridge crosses the Brazos River in Waco, Texas. It was the longest single-span suspension bridge in the world when it was built, and was designed by the same company that would later build the Brooklyn Bridge. Waco Suspension Bridge is situated 2,700 feet northeast of Praetorian Building.
Texas Ranger Hall of Fame and Museum
Museum
Photo: Pi3.124, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Texas Ranger Hall of Fame and Museum in Waco, Texas, is the state-designated official historical center of the famed Texas Rangers law enforcement agency. Texas Ranger Hall of Fame and Museum is situated 1 mile east of Praetorian Building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Waco and Beverly Hills.
Waco
Waco is a city in the Blackland Prairie region of north central Texas. Waco is best known in Texas for being the home of Baylor University, the largest Baptist university in the world, chartered during the Republic of Texas.
Beverly Hills
Village
Beverly Hills is a city in McLennan County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,878 at the 2020 census. The city is surrounded by Waco and is part of the Waco Metropolitan Statistical Area. Beverly Hills is situated 2½ miles southwest of Praetorian Building.
Bellmead
Village
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Bellmead is a city in McLennan County, Texas, United States. The population was 10,494 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Waco Metropolitan Statistical Area. Bellmead is situated 3 miles northeast of Praetorian Building.
Praetorian Building
- Category: fixed construction
- Location: McLennan, Texas, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
31.55517° or 31° 33′ 19″ northLongitude
-97.13222° or 97° 7′ 56″ westElevation
417 feet (127 metres)Open location code
8634HV49+34OpenStreetMap ID
node 368164497OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
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