Milam Building, San Antonio, Texas
historic place
The Milam Building, a historic place in San Antonio, Texas, opened in January 1928. This twenty-one-story structure, located in Bexar County, was designed by architect George Willis. Upon completion, it was San Antonio's tallest building and the tallest brick and reinforced concrete structure in the United States. The Milam Building also became the world's first fully air-conditioned high-rise office building. Its innovative system, by Willis H. Carrier, offered tenants "Manufactured Weather". Named for Benjamin Milam, a Texas Revolution leader, the building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014. It represents significant early 20th-century architectural and engineering innovation.