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

Fisk Medical Arts & Professional Building

Photographed By Bill Kirchner, November 18, 2015

1. Fisk Medical Arts & Professional Building Marker

Inscription. In 1926, Charles A. Fisk, president of the Amarillo Bank and Trust, and other investors commissioned this skyscraper designed by Amarillo architect Guy A. Carlander and built by the Gilsonite Contracting Co. of Dallas. The building formally opened in Dec. 1928, when an Amarillo Daily News article reported its cost as “dangerously close” to one million dollars. Fisk’s bank occupied the ground floor, with a mix of professional and retail tenants above. The eleven-story steel-reinforced concrete frame building is clad in red brick with terra cotta trim and exhibits Gothic Revival style detailing.

Recorded Texas Historic Landmark – 2011
Marker is property of the State of Texas

Erected 2011 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 16911.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical month for this entry is December 1928.

Location. 35° 12.345′ N, 101° 50.253′ W. Marker is in Amarillo, Texas, in Potter County. Marker is at the intersection of South Polk Street and SW 8th Avenue, on the right when traveling south on South Polk Street. Marker is on the northwest corner. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 724 South Polk Street, Amarillo TX 79101, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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are within walking distance of this marker. American Mammoths (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Amarillo Story (about 500 feet away); Santa Fe Building (about 500 feet away); The Bivins Home (approx. 0.2 miles away); Louis H. Smith, Inc. Firestone Store (approx. 0.2 miles away); Potter County Library (approx. 0.2 miles away); Potter County (approx. 0.2 miles away); Potter County Courthouse (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Amarillo.

Photographed By Bill Kirchner, November 18, 2015

2. Fisk Medical Arts & Professional Building Marker

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Photographed By Bill Kirchner, November 18, 2015

3. Fisk Medical Arts & Professional Building

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on December 16, 2015, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 399 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 16, 2015, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona.