title: Franklin Lofts
text: # Franklin Lofts
  
  Franklin Lofts, originally known as the Lomas & Nettleton Building, is an 8-story, 32 m (105 ft) building in downtown Houston, Texas. The building is generally regarded as the first skyscraper in the city. The Lomas & Nettleton Building was completed in 1904, and rises 8 floors in height. A new addition was completed in 1925. It was also the tallest steel-framed building west of the Mississippi River at the time of its completion.
  
  The Lomas & Nettleton Company was originally housed in the building, but it was converted to residential lofts and renamed in 1999.
  
  ## Zoned schools
  
  Franklin Lofts is within the Houston Independent School District. As of 2015 the building is assigned to Gregory Lincoln Education Center (Grades K-8), and Northside High School (formerly Jefferson Davis High).
  
  Residents were previously zoned to Bruce Elementary School, and E. O. Smith Education Center (for middle school).
  
  