Norwood Tower

Norwood Tower
Viewed from the southwest, with the Motoramp Garage to the lower left
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Former namesCapital National Bank Building
General information
Architectural styleGothic Revival
Location114 West 7th Street
Austin, Texas 78701
Named forOllie Osborn Norwood
Groundbreaking1928
Opened1929 (1929)
Renovated1982–3
Cost$750,000
Renovation cost$5,000,000
Height189 feet (58 m)
Technical details
Floor count16
Floor area121,430 square feet (11,281 m2)
Lifts/elevators3
Design and construction
Architect(s)Bertram Giesecke,
August Watkins "Watt" Harris
Main contractorFrank Barron
Renovating team
Architect(s)Ford, Powell & Carson
Website
norwoodtower.com
Norwood Building
Norwood Tower is located in Texas
Norwood Tower
Norwood Tower is located in the United States
Norwood Tower
Coordinates30°16′10″N 97°44′36″W / 30.2694°N 97.7432°W / 30.2694; -97.7432
NRHP reference No.10001224[1]
RTHL No.13620 [2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPFebruary 7, 2011
Designated RTHL2006

The Norwood Tower (previously known as the Capital National Bank Building) is a historic commercial building in downtown Austin, Texas. Built in 1929, the tower was named a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark in 2006 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2011. At the time of construction, it was the city's tallest commercial structure and Austin's first fully air-conditioned office building, and the adjoining parking structure was the city's first self-parking ramped auto garage. The tower remains Austin's only Gothic Revival high-rise building.