In the early 1990s, the late Victorian-period Speer building at 200 Garrison Avenue was restored and renovated for use as an office building. Although it survived the 1996 tornado with its masonry walls largely in tact, it suffered some roof damage. The building's sprinkler system malfunctioned at that time. Hours of soaking and flooding from it fatally harmed the structure. By 1994, it was demolished, and the land on which it stood is now home to Pendergraft Park.