Editing ExxonMobil Building (section)

{{Short description|Skyscraper in Houston, Texas}}
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{{Infobox building
| name               = ExxonMobil Building
| image              = Former ExxonMobil Building in Houston.jpg
| image_size         = 
| alternate_names    = Exxon Tower
| former_names       = Humble Building<br />Humble Oil Building
| location           = 800 Bell Street<br />[[Houston]], [[Texas]]
| coordinates        = {{coord|29.7535|-95.3694|region:US-TX|display=inline,title}}
| status             = completed
| completion_date    = 1963
| building_type      = Commercial offices
| roof               = {{convert|184.71|m|abbr=on}}
| floor_count        = 44
| elevator_count     = 
| cost               = 
| floor_area         = {{convert|1,200,000|sqft|abbr=on}}<ref name="RNR" />
| architect          = [[Welton Becket|Welton Becket and Associates]]<br />George Pierce-Abel B. Pierce<br />Golemon & Rolfe Associates 
| structural_engineer= McClelland Engineers
| main_contractor    = W. S. Bellows Construction
| developer          = [[Del E. Webb Construction Company|Del E Webb Corporation]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://delwebbsuncitiesmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/1961-1962.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2018-02-16 |archive-date=2018-02-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180216084846/http://delwebbsuncitiesmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/1961-1962.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| owner              = 
| management         = 
| references         = <ref>{{ctbuh|2157}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.emporis.com/buildings/117636 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160120192946/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/117636 |url-status=usurped |archive-date=January 20, 2016 |title=Emporis building ID 117636 |work=[[Emporis]]}}</ref><ref>{{glasssteelandstone|2082}}</ref><ref>{{skyscraperpage|1691}}</ref>
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The '''ExxonMobil Building''' (also known as '''Exxon Tower''', and formerly as '''Humble Oil Building''') at 800 Bell Street in [[Houston, Texas]] is a 45-story, {{convert|1,200,000|sqft|abbr=on}} skyscraper built in 1963, designed by [[Welton Becket]] & Associates.<ref name="RNR" /> The building is known for its “fins” which protrude from the building’s exterior to provide shade from the sun.<ref name="RNR" />

At the time of its construction, it was the tallest building west of the [[Mississippi River]] at {{convert|606|ft|m|abbr=on}}, surpassing the [[Republic Center|Republic Bank Tower]] in [[Dallas]] (the previous record holder). It remained the tallest building west of the Mississippi only until 1965, when [[First National Bank Tower, Dallas|Elm Place]] was built in Dallas.  It was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 2025.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nps.gov/subjects/nationalregister/weekly-list-2025-02-07.htm|title=WEEKLY LIST OF ACTIONS TAKEN ON PROPERTIES: 1/31/2025 THROUGH 2/6/2025|publisher=National Park Service|accessdate=2025-02-08}}</ref>