Lubbock in Lubbock County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Carlock Building

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, May 16, 2016

1. Carlock Building Marker

Inscription.
Art deco style office building constructed in 1930 as the new Cotton Exchange Building. Designed by J.B. Davies & Co., Fort Worth, for J.D. Doughty and J.B. Kerby of Weatherford. Now the Carlock Building, it symbolizes the rapid growth of cotton production on the South Plains during the 1920s and the establishment of allied marketing and servicing organizations. Cotton merchandising firms, headed by Charles Paul Carlock and Watson Carlock, have been continuous occupants of the building since 1930.

Designated February, 1983.

Erected 1983 by Lubbock Texas Urban Design & Historic Preservation Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the Art Deco series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1930.

Location. 33° 35.009′ N, 101° 50.747′ W. Marker is in Lubbock, Texas, in Lubbock County. Marker is at the intersection of Texas Avenue and 13th Street, on the right when traveling south on Texas Avenue. Mounted near the northeast corner of subject building. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1302 Texas Avenue, Lubbock TX 79401, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Nicolett Hotel (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Lubbock County

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(about 600 feet away); Colonel T. S. Lubbock / Texas in the Civil War (about 600 feet away); A Tribute to Cotton (about 600 feet away); Mackenzie Scout Trail (about 700 feet away); Lubbock Post Office and Federal Building (approx. 0.2 miles away); First Methodist Church of Lubbock (approx. 0.3 miles away); Congressman George Mahon (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lubbock.

Also see . . . Carlock Building. The Carlock Building has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The building currently houses law offices of Glasheen, Valles, Inderman, & Dehoyos, L.L.P. (Submitted on December 14, 2017, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Carlock Building Marker (<i>tall view</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, May 16, 2016

2. Carlock Building Marker (tall view)

Carlock Building (<i>wide view</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, May 16, 2016

3. Carlock Building (wide view)

Carlock Building - National Register of Historic Places image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, May 16, 2016

4. Carlock Building - National Register of Historic Places

Credits. This page was last revised on August 25, 2020. It was originally submitted on December 14, 2017, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 339 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 14, 2017, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.