Davis Building

The Drakestone is a 20-story high-rise in downtown Dallas. The building rises to a height of 323 feet.

Photo: Christian, CC BY 2.0.

Type: Building
Description: building at 1309 Main Street, Dallas, Texas
Also known as: “1926 Republic National Bank”, “Davis Building (Dallas, Tex.)”, “Republic Bank Building”, “Republic National Bank”, and “The Drakestone”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Akard station and Pegasus Plaza.

Akard station

Railway station

Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.

Akard station is a DART rail station in Downtown Dallas, Texas. Located along Pacific Avenue between Akard Street and Field Street, the station serves Thanks-Giving Square, Santander Tower, Renaissance Tower, and Downtown Dallas's Main Street District, including Pegasus Plaza, the Kirby Building, the Eye sculpture, and the Adolphus Hotel. Akard station is situated 470 feet north of Davis Building.

Pegasus Plaza

Park

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Pegasus Plaza is a public park located in downtown Dallas, Texas. Located at the corner of Akard and Main Street in the Main Street District, the plaza takes its name from Pegasus, the iconic sign atop the adjacent Magnolia Hotel and the mythical flying horse. Pegasus Plaza is situated 450 feet east of Davis Building.

Earle Cabell Federal Building and Courthouse

Courthouse

The Earle Cabell Federal Building and Courthouse, named for former Dallas mayor Earle Cabell, is located in the Government District of downtown Dallas, Texas, United States. Earle Cabell Federal Building and Courthouse is situated 790 feet southwest of Davis Building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Downtown Dallas and West End Historic District.

Downtown Dallas

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Downtown Dallas is the Central Business District of the city of Dallas. Traditionally defined as the area within the belt of freeways surrounding the centre, it is now deemed to have expanded to an area known as Uptown, north of the Woodall Rodgers Freeway thanks to the new walkable Klyde Warren Park, while in the east the center spills across US-75 into the Deep Ellum neighborhood.

West End Historic District

Neighborhood

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The West End Historic District of Dallas, Texas, is a historic district that includes a 67.5-acre area in northwest downtown, generally north of Commerce, east of I-35E, west of Lamar and south of the Woodall Rodgers Freeway.

Dallas

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Dallas, with a population of more than 1.3 million residents, is the ninth largest city in the United States and the third largest in the state of Texas.

Davis Building

Categories: skyscraper and bank building
Location: Dallas, Texas, United States, North America
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Latitude

32.78062° or 32° 46′ 50″ north

Longitude

-96.80058° or 96° 48′ 2″ west

Height

323 feet (99 metres)

Open location code

8645Q5JX+6Q

OpenStreetMap ID

way 179224685

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

Wikidata ID

Q5241846

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