O.T. Bassett Tower
O. T. Bassett Torre

O. T. Bassett Torre

Esta foto fue tomada desde la planta 18 del banco Wells Fargo y captura a la O. T. Bassett Torre. Fue construido en 1930 por el conocido arquitecto Henry C. Trost. La torre está registrada en el Registro Nacional de Lugares Históricos, en el que se destaca la decoración rica y detallada. Sube quince pisos. La Torre es un claro ejemplo de la arquitectura Art Decó de la Southwest popular en los años 1920 y 1930. Charles N. Bassett construyó la Bassett Torre a la memoria de su padre, Oscar T. Bassett, pionero de El Paso quien era uno de los fundadores de El Paso el primer banco, el Estado Banco Nacional de El Paso, el cual fue organizado en 1881 Marzo. Hasta el día de hoy la O. T. Bassett Torre contribuye de manera significativa a la ciudad de El Paso.

Área: Central / Downtown

Fuente: Leo Miletich

Cargado por: El Paso Museum of History

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