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Simms Building

The Simms Building is a historic high-rise office building in downtown Albuquerque, . Designed by Flatow and Moore and completed in 1954, it was the city's first large-scale modernist building and is regarded as "Albuquerque’s best example of the International Style".
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  • Type: Building
  • Description: commercial offices in Albuquerque, New Mexico
  • Also known as: “Sandia Savings Building” and “Simms Tower”
  • Address: 400 Gold Avenue Southwest, Albuquerque, NM 87102

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Dennis Chavez Federal Building and Rosenwald Building.

Government office
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The is a high-rise federal office building and courthouse located at 500 Gold Avenue SW in Downtown Albuquerque, . is situated 390 feet west of Simms Building.

Historic building
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The is a historic building located in Downtown , . Designed by Henry Trost of the firm of Trost & Trost and built in 1910, it was the first reinforced concrete building in the city. is situated 380 feet northeast of Simms Building.

Historic site
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The is the oldest surviving federal building in Albuquerque, . Located at the northwest corner of Fourth and Gold in downtown Albuquerque, the Spanish Colonial Revival-style building was built in 1908 under the supervision of architect James Knox Taylor.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Albuquerque and Martinez Town.

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, also known as ABQ, is a vibrant, sprawling city near the of . Cradled in the Rio Grande Valley beneath the Sandia Mountains, it is by far the largest city in the state, acting as the media, educational, and economic center of New Mexico, as well as the home of the state's only major airport, making it a common entry point into New Mexico.

Neighborhood
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Martineztown-Santa Barbara is a neighborhood in central , , immediately northeast of Downtown. Originating as a small farming village in the 1850s, it is one of the city's oldest neighborhoods and retains a distinct character, with winding streets, irregular lots, and vernacular buildings reminiscent of other old Hispanic communities in northern New Mexico.

Neighborhood
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is an inner-city neighborhood of , , located immediately south of Downtown. It consists of the triangular area bounded by Coal Avenue, the BNSF railroad tracks, and the .

Simms Building

Latitude
35.08338° or 35° 5′ 0″ north
Longitude
-106.6522° or 106° 39′ 8″ west
Levels
13
Height
180 feet (55 metres)
Open location code
857M38MX+94
Open­Street­Map ID
way 401654872
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q7518027
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