Designed and built by Sanguinet and Staats and Roy E. Lane, the twenty-two-story home office of the Amicable Life Insurance Company was erected in 1911 as publicity for the new firm. Its Beaux Arts styling features rich terra cotta details on the top four floors. For many years the tallest building in the Southwest, it withstood the 1953 Waco tornado. Today it serves as a landmark in Waco and as a reminder of the city's early economic growth.