San Jacinto Building, Neoclassical office building in Beaumont, Texas.
The San Jacinto Building is a 15-story office building completed in 1922 for the San Jacinto Life Insurance Company, with a large clock tower on top. Each of its four dials measures 17 feet in diameter. A cupola and the surrounding cornice were removed in the 1950s.
Built between 1921 and 1922 for the San Jacinto Life Insurance Company, the tower was designed by the San Antonio firm Sanguinet and Staats. In the 1950s the cupola and the cornice around the roofline were removed. The building now contributes to the Beaumont Commercial District.
The building is a defining landmark of Beaumont's historic commercial quarter. It represents the period when the city thrived as a regional business hub.
The building sits along Orleans Street and continues to serve as active office space. The tower clock mechanism remains in working order and can be viewed from street level by passing visitors.
Each of the four clock dials measures 17 feet in diameter, a figure recorded for the tower since its completion in 1922. The dials face outward on all four sides, so the time can be read from several blocks away in downtown Beaumont.
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