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| Facts Concerning Waco's Skyscraper |
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The American-Amicable Life
Building
(duplication of a 1916 publication)
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Building Height from sidewalk: |
246
Feet & 4
Inches |
| Height to observation
tower: |
282 Feet |
| Height to flag
pole: |
303 Feet |
| Number of windows: |
733 |
| Number of doors: |
1223 |
| Number of suites
available for rent: |
190 two room suits,
76 single offices |
| Number of bolts/rivets: |
250,000 |
| Number in pounds
of structural steel: |
3,720,000 |
| Number in pounds
of iron: |
230,000 |
| Total weight of
building: |
40,085,200 lbs. |
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The tonnage of the material
that entered into the building construction, 20,042 tons,
would require 2,004 cars of 20,000 pounds capacity each
to haul same, making eighty freight trains of twenty-five
cars each, or one solid train sixteen miles in length.
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Comparing this building with
other buildings in the United States, this building is
undoubtedly fully equal to any building that has been erected
for similar purposes, being excelled in a few cases only
in the matter of extravagant and unnecessary ornamentation.
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