{"nrhp_refnum":"100003494","name":"Petroleum Building","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"202 E. Whaley St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Longview","county":"Gregg County","state":"TX","lat":32.49659200000008,"lon":-94.73751799999997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2019-03-06","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A 14-story brick-and-steel office skyscraper at 210 West Sixth Street, built in 1927 and designed by Wyatt C. Hedrick, at the northeast corner of Throckmorton and Sixth streets in downtown Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is significant under Criterion A for Commerce, as an office tower built to house Fort Worth's oil industry businesses. It is significant under Criterion C for Architecture as an early example of Hedrick's Commercial Gothic style, with a vertical emphasis and stone ornamentation on the two street-facing elevations.","narrative":"Fourteen stories tall, this office building stands at the northeast corner of Throckmorton and Sixth streets in downtown Fort Worth. Completed in 1927 to a design by Wyatt C. Hedrick, it has a brick-clad steel frame and a two-part vertical block form. Stone pilaster strips, carved owls and shield-and-banner panels decorate the two street-facing sides, giving it a Commercial Gothic character, while the north and east walls remain plain brick. The Dulaney-Johnston Investment Company financed it to lease space to oil-related companies, and Gulf Oil later became its main tenant. It was listed for its role in Fort Worth's commercial growth and as an early example of Hedrick's Gothic-influenced skyscraper work. A 1968-69 modernization removed crockets, replaced windows and swapped the stone base for concrete panels. Restoration begun in 2006 reinstated a granite-veneer base, double-hung windows and a copper-clad awning. The building still serves as offices.","period_of_significance":"1927-1959","architect_builder":"Wyatt C. Hedrick","architectural_style":"Late 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements: Skyscraper (Commercial Gothic)","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Currently operates as an office building; exterior restored beginning in 2006 after 1969 modernization alterations.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:23.67594-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/8/9735/40973508/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/09000982.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/100003494/94df140aae-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/100003494/94df140aae-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Michael Barera","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Longview_May_2016_40_(Petroleum_Building).jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Michael Barera</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Longview_May_2016_40_(Petroleum_Building).jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":null,"wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110000259"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/gregg-county/petroleum-building-100003494/"}