Humble Oil Building

Humble Oil Building
The Humble Oil Building at the corner of Main Street and Dallas Street
Humble Oil Building is located in Houston Downtown
Humble Oil Building
Humble Oil Building is located in Texas
Humble Oil Building
Humble Oil Building is located in the United States
Humble Oil Building
Location1212 Main St.,
Houston, Texas
Coordinates29°45′19″N 95°22′1″W / 29.75528°N 95.36694°W / 29.75528; -95.36694
Area2.5 acres (1.0 ha)
BuiltOriginal: 1921
Expansions: 1936, 1940, 1947
ArchitectClinton and Russell, John F. Staub, Kenneth Franzheim
Architectural styleLate 19th And 20th Century Revivals, 3-part vertical block
NRHP reference No.99000068[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 27, 1999

The Humble Oil Building, is a historic office building, designed in the Italian Renaissance architecture style,[2] located at 1212 Main Street in Houston, Texas and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It was constructed by Humble Oil and Refining Company in 1921. The tower section was added on to the building in 1936. The building complex served as the company headquarters for Humble Oil and Refining Company from 1921 until 1963, when the company moved into what is now the ExxonMobil Building at 800 Bell Street. In 2003, the building complex was renovated for use as a combination hotel and apartments, the apartment section was converted to additional hotel rooms in 2015.

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference houston was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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