NRHP Reference # 79003012 Opened 1921 Architecture firm Sanguinet & Staats | Built 1919-1920 Height 82 m Floors 20 Added to NRHP 10 July 1979 | |
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Similar Burk Burnett Building, Bryce Building, DR Horton Tower, Flatiron Building, Hotel Texas | ||
The W. T. Waggoner Building is a skyscraper in Fort Worth, Texas.
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Location
It is located at 810 Houston Street in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas.
History
The skyscraper was built from 1919 to 1920 for William Thomas Waggoner, the owner of the Waggoner Ranch and of the Waggoner Refinery. It is 70.10 metre-high, with twenty floors. It was designed by the architectural team Sanguinet & Staats. It cost US$1,500,000.
From 1920 to 1957, Continental National Bank had an office in the building. The building is owned by XTO Energy.
It was renovated in 1985.
Heritage significance
It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since July 10, 1979.
References
W. T. Waggoner Building Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA