[2] The Lomas & Nettleton Building was completed in 1904, and rises 8 floors in height.

[4] It was also the tallest steel-framed building west of the Mississippi River at the time of its completion.

[5][6] The Lomas & Nettleton Company was originally housed in the building, but it was converted to residential lofts and renamed in 1999.

[2] Franklin Lofts is within the Houston Independent School District.

As of 2015 the building is assigned to Gregory Lincoln Education Center (Grades K-8),[7][8][9] and Northside High School (formerly Jefferson Davis High).