ALICO Building

ALICO Building
Upper floors of ALICO building
ALICO Building is located in Texas
ALICO Building
Location within Texas
ALICO Building is located in the United States
ALICO Building
ALICO Building (the United States)
General information
StatusCompleted
TypeOffice
Architectural styleBeaux-Arts
Location425 Austin Avenue, Waco, Texas, United States of America
Coordinates31°33′25.2″N 97°7′55.2″W / 31.557000°N 97.132000°W / 31.557000; -97.132000
Current tenantsAmerican-Amicable Life Insurance Company of Texas
Construction startedAugust 1910 (1910-08)
OpenedAugust 1911
Renovated1966
CostUS$755,000 (equivalent to US$26,087,946 in 2025)
Height
Height282 feet (86 m)
Technical details
Structural systemSteel
MaterialBrick, Terra Cotta
Floor count22
Lifts/elevators3
Design and construction
Architecture firmSanguinet & Staats
Website
Official website Edit this at Wikidata
ALICO Building
Part ofWaco Downtown Historic District (ID11001094[2])
RTHL No.118[1]
Significant dates
Designated CPFebruary 3, 2012
Designated RTHL1982
References
[3]

The ALICO Building is a 22-story office building in downtown Waco, Texas, United States, located at the intersection of Austin and 5th Street.[3] The building is currently owned and operated by the American-Amicable Life Insurance Company of Texas (a subsidiary of Industrial Alliance). At 282 feet (86 m) tall, it is currently the tallest building in Waco.[4]

History

Postcard displaying downtown Waco, including the ALICO building (circa 1913)

The ALICO building was built in 1910 by the architectural firm Sanguinet & Staats for the Amicable Life Insurance Company at a cost of US$755,000 (equivalent to US$26,087,946 in 2025), and was completed in one year.[4][5][6] It was the tallest building West of the Mississippi River until the Adolphus Hotel was completed in 1912. It is the second oldest skyscraper built in Texas as well as the oldest skyscraper in Texas still standing, after the Praetorian Building in Dallas, built in the year prior to ALICO,[7] was demolished in 2013.

The ALICO Building was not heavily damaged by the 1953 Waco tornado outbreak, unlike many buildings in downtown Waco.[3] It swayed several feet when directly hit by the F5 tornado, although the building escaped severe damage or collapse.[5][8]

In 1958, 15-foot tall red neon letters with the name ALICO were added to the top of the building, with the installation of the final "O" completed on November 12, 1958. [9] In 1965, Amicable Life Insurance Company and American Life Insurance Company merged to become the American-Amicable Life Insurance Company, the current tenant of the building. In 1966, the building underwent renovations, including the addition of a modern façade on the lower floors.[4]

In 1982, the ALICO building was designated a historical landmark by the Texas Historical Commission.[1] In 2012, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places as part of the Waco Downtown Historic District.[10]

References

  1. ^ a b "Details for ALICO Building (Atlas Number 5309000118)". Texas Historical Commission. Archived from the original on 2022-06-08. Retrieved 2022-06-08. Alt URL
  2. ^ "Waco Downtown Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved 2022-06-08.
  3. ^ a b c "ALICO Building". Emporis. Archived from the original on 2017-10-01. Retrieved 2022-06-08.
  4. ^ a b c "History of the ALICO Building". ALICO Building. Retrieved 2017-10-05.
  5. ^ a b Ryan, Terri; Fiedler, Randy (2011-04-08). "The story of the ALICO building: 100 years, 22 stories and 1 towering ego". Waco Tribune. Retrieved 2022-06-08.
  6. ^ Baughman, Kyle; Sawyer, Amanda. "Amicable (ALICO) Building". Waco History. Archived from the original on 2022-06-08. Retrieved 2022-06-08. Alt URL
  7. ^ "Praetorian Building". Archived from the original on 2022-06-08. Retrieved 2022-06-08. Alt URL
  8. ^ Troessner, John. "Ten Things You Should Know About the ALICO Building of Waco". Texas Escapes. Retrieved 2022-06-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  9. ^ The Waco News Tribune, November 13, 1958, section B, page 2, col. 5
  10. ^ "Waco considers making ALICO building a local historic landmark". KXXV. 2018-06-23. Archived from the original on 2022-06-08. Retrieved 2022-06-08. Alt URL

Further reading

  • "Statement of Significance". Texas SP Waco Downtown Historic District. 2011-12-23. pp. 59–62. Retrieved 2022-06-08. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  • Wikimedia Commons logo Media related to ALICO Building at Wikimedia Commons
  • Official website Edit this at Wikidata

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