W. T. Waggoner Building

W. T. Waggoner Building
Location Fort Worth, Texas
Built 1919-1920
Architect Sanguinet & Staats
NRHP Reference # 79003012
Added to NRHP July 10, 1979

The W. T. Waggoner Building is a skyscraper in Fort Worth, Texas.

Location

It is located at 810 Houston Street in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas.[1][2][3]

History

The skyscraper was built from 1919 to 1920 for William Thomas Waggoner, the owner of the Waggoner Ranch and of the Waggoner Refinery.[1][2] It is 70.10 metre-high, with twenty floors.[1] It was designed by the architectural team Sanguinet & Staats.[2][3] It cost US$1,500,000.[2]

From 1920 to 1957, Continental National Bank had an office in the building.[3] The building is owned by XTO Energy.[3]

It was renovated in 1985.[1]

Heritage significance

It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since July 10, 1979.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Emporis: W.T. Waggoner Building
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Carol E. Roark, Fort Worth & Tarrant County: An Historical Guide, Fort Worth, Texas: Texas Christian University Press, 2003, p. 36
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Architecture in Fort Worth: W.T. Waggoner Building
Records
Preceded by
Tarrant County Courthouse		 Tallest building in Fort Worth
230 feet (70 m)
1920-1921 		Succeeded by
714 Main