Bank of America Building, Office skyscraper in downtown Midland, Texas
The Bank of America Building is a 24-story office tower in downtown Midland, Texas, with a facade marked by horizontal bands of pale-blue glass and white marble elements. The exterior is divided into five window bays, and a double-height penthouse zone sits recessed just below the top edge of the tower.
Designed by Texas architect George Dahl in 1952, the tower was completed in 1978 as the First National Bank Building. It was later renamed for its anchor tenant, Bank of America, and at 24 stories and 332 feet it remains the tallest building in Midland.
The facade combines pale-blue glass and white marble in a way that was seen as a mark of corporate confidence in mid-20th century Texas. Buildings like this one shaped how downtown Midland presented itself to the outside world during the oil era.
The building stands on W Wall Street in downtown Midland and is easy to spot from a distance thanks to its glass and marble facade. It is primarily an office building, so public access inside is limited, but the exterior can be viewed freely from the street.
The two-story banking lobby is clad in marble, a feature noted in accounts of the building. The tower was designed by Texas architect George Dahl and completed in 1978, and at 24 stories and 332 feet it remains Midland's tallest building.
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