Dallas Downtown Historic District in Dallas County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Higginbotham-Bailey Building
Designed by the noted Dallas architectural firm of Lang and Witchell, this building was constructed to house the dry goods manufacturing and distributing business of the Higginbotham - Bailey - Logan Co. (known as Higginbotham - Bailey after 1945). The western section was completed in 1914, and additional sections were constructed in 1917 and 1923. The building features a simplified Renaissance Revival architectural style with geometrically-detailed corner towers.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1984
Erected 1984 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 6734.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce.
Location. 32° 46.684′ N, 96° 48.205′ W. Marker is in Dallas, Texas, in Dallas County. It is in the Dallas Downtown Historic District. It is on Jackson Street, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 900 Jackson Street, Dallas TX 75202, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Prairies & Lakes Region. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the Republic of Texas, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Site of Sanger Brothers Department Store (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named John F. Kennedy Memorial Plaza (approx. 0.2 miles away); 709711 Elm Street (approx. 0.2 miles away); Women's Suffrage in Dallas County (approx. 0.2 miles away); James Martin Patterson (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Old Red Courthouse (approx. 0.2 miles away); Barton Warren Stone (approx. 0.2 miles away); First Juries to Sit Women in Dallas County (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dallas.
Another marker is no longer nearby. John F. Kennedy Memorial Plaza (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 13, 2020, by Kayla Harper of Dallas, Texas. This page has been viewed 1,208 times since then and 73 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on October 13, 2020, by Kayla Harper of Dallas, Texas. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.





