Alico Building

ALICO BUILDING
DESIGNED AND BUILT BY SANGUINET &
STAATS AND ROY E. LANE, THE 22-STORY
HOME OFFICE OF THE AMICABLE LIFE
INSURANCE Co. WAS ERECTED IN 1911
AS PUBLICITY FOR THE NEW FIRM. THE
STRUCTURE'S BEAUX ARTS STYLING
FEATURES RICH TERRA COTTA DETAILS
ON THE TOP POUR FLOORS. FOR MANY
YEARS THE TALLEST BUILDING IN THE
SOUTHWEST, IT WITHSTOOD THE 1958
WACO TORNADO. TODAY THE ALICO
BUILDING SERVES AS A LANDMARK
IN WACO AND AS A RE MINDER OF THE
CITY'S EARLY ECONOMIC GROWTH.


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