DALLAS — A decade after it was bought from the City of Dallas for $1 and relocated brick-by-brick, the historic Liberty State Bank Building has once again been sold.
While the new sale price remains undisclosed, the developers behind the initial purchase and relocation project -- Wildcat Management -- confirmed in a press release that the building was sold this time around for more than the $1 it was previously sold for.
The Liberty State Bank Building was originally built in 1899, and is one of Dallas’ oldest surviving historic commercial buildings.
It was set for demolition to accommodate road expansion in Downtown Dallas but was instead sold to Wildcat Management, which relocated it to 600 Harwood Street near the Farmers Market District in 2014.
The building currently houses the bar and restaurant Green Door Public House on its ground floor, and the yoga studio V12 Yoga on its second story.
Wildcat Management's 2014 purchase of the building for $1 was contingent on its timely relocation. The relocation was completed alongside architect Craig Melde from Architexas.
As part of the relocation, contractors and archivists disassembled the original building, labeled each section and reassembled those pieces back together "like a giant jigsaw puzzle" in the new location, according to a press release.
Now, the building stands in its new location exactly as it did in 1899 -- complete with the original corner entry, columns and cast iron discovered during the move.
"This project, along with others I've spearheaded, is very symbolic to me," Wildcat Management owner Tanya Ragan said. "It's not about the sale of the building itself but about what it represented during that time. The experiences of the last 18 years and the evolution of my life and career are all encapsulated in this endeavor. As I think back on all the wild memories, I realize I could write a book on those experiences. If I didn’t live it, I wouldn’t believe it."
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