Humble Oil Building - Houston, Texas - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

This was the first office building in Houston to be air conditioned (1932), a development that was key to Houston’s future growth. The building has been converted from offices into a Courtyard Hotel. A few scattered photographs in the hotel’s lobby tell the story of Humble Oil. A Residence Inn is located in the building’s taller annex.

Before Ross S. Sterling became Governor of Texas, he had founded Humble Oil, selling a 50% interest in the company to Standard Oil of New Jersey (Esso). Over time, Esso acquired a majority stake in Humble Oil. In the late 1960's, Esso folded several of its subsidiaries into itself, of which Humble Oil was but one, creating the behemoth Exxon.

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Street address: 1212 Main Street Houston, TX USA 77002 County / Borough / Parish: Harris County Year listed: 1999 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event Periods of significance: 1900-1949 Historic function: Office Building Current function: Hotel Privately owned?: yes Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Secondary Website 1: [Web Link] Season start / Season finish: Not listed Hours of operation: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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