Santa Paula Hardware Company Block--Union Oil Company | |
California Historical Landmark No. 996 | |
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| Location | 1003 E. Main St. Santa Paula, California |
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| Coordinates | 34°21′15″N 119°3′32″W / 34.35417°N 119.05889°W |
| Area | 0.2 acres (0.081 ha) |
| Built | 1889 |
| Architect | Burrows, C.W. |
| Architectural style | Queen Anne style with Italianate influences |
| NRHP reference No. | 86002619[1] |
| CHISL No. | 996 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | August 14, 1986 |
| Designated CHISL | 1991[2] |
The Santa Paula Hardware Company Building, located in Santa Paula, California, and more commonly referred to as the Union Oil Company Building, is significant for its historical importance as the birthplace of the Union Oil Company on October 17, 1890. Originally, the Santa Paula Hardware and Post Office were downstairs, and the Union Oil Company offices were upstairs. The building continued to serve as a field division office after the main headquarters moved to Los Angeles in 1900.
The Ventura County Cultural Heritage Board designated the building County Landmark #36 in December 1977. The building is a California Historical Landmark (#996) and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NPS-86002619).[3]
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "Union Oil Company Building". Office of Historic Preservation, California State Parks. Retrieved October 15, 2012.
- ^ Cultural Heritage Board. "Ventura County Landmark Map" Archived 2015-10-16 at the Wayback Machine County of Ventura Planning Division Accessed 1 January 2014