WFAA covered the sale of the historic Liberty State Bank Building in downtown Dallas, reporting that the 125-year-old structure changed hands a decade after Wildcat Management purchased it from the City of Dallas for $1 and relocated it brick by brick to its current location at 600 Harwood Street near the Farmers Market District.
Key Highlights
- The Liberty State Bank Building was originally built in 1899 and is one of Dallas’s oldest surviving historic commercial buildings
- The building was set for demolition to accommodate road expansion in Downtown Dallas before Wildcat Management stepped in
- Wildcat purchased the building for $1 in 2014, contingent on timely relocation
- The relocation was completed alongside preservation architect Craig Melde of Architexas — contractors disassembled the building section by section, labeled each piece, and reassembled it at the new location like a giant jigsaw puzzle
- The building retained its original corner entry, cast iron columns, and red bricks from 1899
- The building currently houses Green Door Public House and V12 Yoga
- New sale price was undisclosed but confirmed higher than $1
Why This Story Matters
WFAA’s coverage brought the Liberty State Bank story to a Dallas broadcast audience that may not have followed the decade-long preservation effort. The building’s journey from a $1 city sale to a Farmers Market District landmark is one of the most unusual preservation stories in Dallas history, and Ragan’s role in it is central to how Wildcat Management has built its reputation for doing projects that larger developers pass on.
“If I didn’t live it, I wouldn’t believe it.”
— Tanya Ragan
As Seen on WFAA
Founder and President of Wildcat Management, Tanya Ragan is a Dallas real estate developer, investor, and entrepreneur with twenty years developing some of North Texas’s most recognized neighborhoods. 2024 Texas Icon. Top 100 CRE Influencer. Co-author of Blaze Your Own Trail. She started in fashion, detoured through oil fields, built half of downtown Dallas, and has opinions about all three.