Wm. R. Moore Building
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The renovation of the 1913 William R. Moore dry goods building into Toyota Center received this year's Paul Gruenburg Commercial Rehabilitation Award. This historic eight-story warehouse in downtown Memphis was rehabilitated for use as a 200,000 square foot office building. 
fine 8-story redbrick square warehouse bldg
   photo credit: Jeffrey Jacobs/Architectural Photography, Inc.

The exterior of the building was renovated by repointing the brick masonry and using a chemical paint stripper to restore the brick to its original finish. The lower two floors of the exterior were completely restored. 

Bricked-in window openings on the side facades were reopened and new metal windows to match the profiles of the original wood windows were installed on the upper floors. On the interior, a shiny new granite, stainless steel and mahogany vestibule was constructed. 

Throughout the building, the rows of original cast concrete columns were retained and left visible to keep the historic warehouse appearance. The restored building not only looks great, it is surprisingly functional, as it also houses the high-efficiency heating and cooling system for the entire four-block ballpark complex. 

An elevated skyway on the rear of the building connects it to AutoZone Park.