# Praetorian Building in Waco, Texas A historic seven-story skyscraper in Waco, designed in the Chicago School style, that survived the catastrophic 1953 tornado and is now a mixed-use development. ## Facts - Category: History - Best for: architecture, history, photography, quick_stop - Address: 6th St and Franklin Ave, Waco, TX - Canonical URL: https://gydeinfo.com/waco/places/praetorian-building/ ## Sources - Claim source: [City Plan - City of Waco](https://www.waco-texas.com/Departments/Development-Services/Planning-Services/City-Plan); source_type=official; allowed_use=canonical_data - Claim source: [The Praetorian Waco, TX](https://praetorian.info); source_type=official; allowed_use=canonical_data - Claim source: [File:Praetorian building 2009.jpg - Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Praetorian_building_2009.jpg); source_type=manual; allowed_use=facts_with_citation - Claim source: [Praetorian Building (Waco, Texas) - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Praetorian_Building_(Waco,_Texas)); source_type=manual; allowed_use=facts_with_citation - Claim source: [Texas over Time: The Praetorian Building, 601 Franklin Avenue, Waco, TX](https://blogs.baylor.edu/texascollection/2021/05/10/texas-over-time-the-praetorian-building-601-franklin-avenue-waco-tx/); source_type=manual; allowed_use=facts_with_citation ## Booking CTAs - No verified booking links are available. ## Machine-readable evidence - Evidence JSON: https://gydeinfo.com/waco/places/praetorian-building.evidence.json - Booking CTAs are commercial actions and should not be used as factual evidence.