Parco Historic District

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Parco Historic District

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The Parco Inn in 2008
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Location Roughly bounded by Monroe Ave., N. Fourth St., Union and Lincoln Aves., and N. Ninth St., Sinclair, Wyoming
Coordinates 41°46′47″N107°07′04″W / 41.77972°N 107.11778°W / 41.77972; -107.11778 Coordinates: 41°46′47″N107°07′04″W / 41.77972°N 107.11778°W / 41.77972; -107.11778
Area 31 acres (13 ha)
Built 1924 (1924)
Architect Fisher & Fisher
NRHP reference # 87000918 [1]
Added to NRHP May 6, 1987

The Parco Historic District, also known as the Sinclair Historic District, comprises the center of Sinclair, Wyoming, originally known as Parco, surrounding the Parco Inn. The district includes 93 buildings, of which 49 are considered to be contributing structures to the district. Sinclair was built as a company town in 1924-25 with a consistent design theme by architects Fisher & Fisher in the Spanish Colonial revival style. In addition to the Parco Inn other significant structures include the Sinclair Theatre and Recreation Hall, the school, the library and the Community Church. The central plaza, business district and original worker housing also contribute. [2]

Sinclair, Wyoming Town in Wyoming, United States

Sinclair is a town in Carbon County, Wyoming, United States.

Company town place where practically all stores and housing are owned by the one company that is also the main employer

A company town is a place where practically all stores and housing are owned by the one company that is also the main employer. Company towns are often planned with a suite of amenities such as stores, churches, schools, markets and recreation facilities. They are usually bigger than a model village.

Fisher & Fisher

Fisher & Fisher was an architectural firm based in Denver, Colorado named for partners William Ellsworth Fisher (1871–1937) and Arthur Addison Fisher (1878–1965).

Parco was built as a company town to house workers at the Producers and Refiners Oil Company (PARCO) refinery for oil man Frank Kistler. The town was renamed Sinclair in 1942 when the town and refinery were managed by the Sinclair Refining Company. [2]

Oil refinery industrial process plant where crude oil is processed and refined into more useful products

Oil refinery or petroleum refinery is an industrial process plant where crude oil is transformed and refined into more useful products such as petroleum naphtha, gasoline, diesel fuel, asphalt base, heating oil, kerosene, liquefied petroleum gas, jet fuel and fuel oils. Petrochemicals feed stock like ethylene and propylene can also be produced directly by cracking crude oil without the need of using refined products of crude oil such as naphtha.

The Parco Historic District was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 6, 1987. [1]

National Register of Historic Places federal list of historic sites in the United States

The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance. A property listed in the National Register, or located within a National Register Historic District, may qualify for tax incentives derived from the total value of expenses incurred preserving the property.

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 Kendrick, Gregory D.; Rosenberg, Robert; Bricher-Wade, Sheila. (January 15, 1987). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Parco Historic District". National Park Service. with accompanying 13 photos