Carlock Building, Art Deco building in downtown Lubbock, United States.
The Carlock Building at the corner of Texas Avenue and 13th Street is a commercial structure in the Art Deco style featuring multiple storefronts and decorative elements. The facade displays geometric patterns typical of this architectural period.
The Carlock Building was constructed in 1930 for J. D. Doughty and J. B. Kerby as a cotton exchange, designed by J. B. Davies & Company of Fort Worth in the Art Deco style. Cotton merchandising firms led by Charles Paul Carlock and Watson have occupied it continuously since then. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Cotton merchandising firms led by Charles Paul Carlock and a partner named Watson have occupied the building continuously since it was built in 1930. The name on the building comes from that trade, and the address at 1001–1013 13th Street still marks the block where cotton brokers kept offices.
The Carlock Building occupies the block of 13th Street between Texas Avenue and Avenue J in downtown Lubbock. The entrance to the law offices is on 13th Street, and the building sits within walking distance of the Lubbock County Courthouse and other downtown offices.
The Carlock Building has housed cotton merchandising firms headed by Charles Paul Carlock and Watson without interruption since it was built in 1930. Visitors walking past the storefronts at 1001–1013 13th Street rarely realise that the same address has served the cotton trade for nearly a century.
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