W. T. Waggoner Building | |
 W. T. Waggoner Building in 2014 | |
  W. T. Waggoner Building  W. T. Waggoner Building | |
| Location | 810 Houston St., Fort Worth, Texas |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 32°45′05″N97°19′49″W / 32.75139°N 97.33028°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1919 |
| Architect | Sanguinet & Staats |
| Architectural style | Chicago, Skyscraper |
| NRHP reference No. | 79003012 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 10, 1979 |
The W. T. Waggoner Building is a historical skyscraper in Fort Worth, Texas.
It is located at 810 Houston Street in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas. [2] [3] [4]
The skyscraper was built from 1919 to 1920 for William Thomas Waggoner, the owner of the Waggoner Ranch and of the Waggoner Refinery. [2] [3] It is 230 feet high, with twenty floors. [2] It was designed by the architectural team Sanguinet & Staats. [3] [4] It cost US$1,500,000. [3]
From 1920 to 1957, Continental National Bank had an office in the building. [4] The building was owned by XTO Energy until the fall 2018 when it was acquired by Northland Developments to be remodeled and converted into a Sandman Signature Hotel. The 2018 remodel included keeping the heritage elements including the facade and building profile, while upgrading the mechanical components including the elevators, fire alarm and sprinkler systems, HVAC, Electrical Systems the emergency egress. [4]
It was previously renovated in 1985. [2] , prior to the renovations of 2018. It officially opened as a Sandman Signature Hotel in April 2023.
It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since July 10, 1979.
A natural gas explosion extensively damaged the hotel at approximately 3:30PM. CST on Monday, January 8th, 2024. 21 people were injured. [5] [6] [7]
Texas and Pacific Station, commonly known as T&P Station, is a terminal Trinity Railway Express and TEXRail commuter railroad station is located at 1600 Throckmorton Street in Fort Worth, Texas, on the south side of downtown. It is the current western terminus of the TRE commuter line, and is located near the Fort Worth Convention Center, the Fort Worth Water Gardens, Sundance Square and Tarrant County government facilities. T&P Station features free parking which can be accessed from West Vickery Boulevard.
The Fort Worth Stockyards is a historic district that is located in Fort Worth, Texas, United States, north of the central business district. A 98-acre (40 ha) portion encompassing much of the district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Fort Worth Stockyards Historic District in 1976. It holds a former livestock market which operated under various owners from 1866.
Sandman Hotel Group is a Canadian hotel chain owned by Northland Properties. With the corporate headquarters based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, the company currently has 47 properties across Canada under the brands Sandman Inns, Sandman Hotel & Suites, Sutton Place Hotels and Sandman Signature Hotels & Resorts. Four Sandman Signature properties now operate in the UK based in Newcastle, Aberdeen, Glasgow and London Gatwick, alongside a resort in Ireland, Portmarnock Resort & Jameson Golf Links.
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Downtown Fort Worth is the central business district of Fort Worth, Texas, United States. Most of Fort Worth's tallest buildings and skyscrapers are located downtown.
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Wharton–Scott House, also known as Thistle Hill, is a historic mansion in Fort Worth, Texas.
Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railroad Passenger Station is a former passenger train station in Fort Worth, Texas. From 1971 to 2002, it was used as Fort Worth's Amtrak station.
Arlington Downs was an American horse-racing track located in Arlington, Texas in Tarrant County, about 20 miles (32 km) from downtown Fort Worth, Texas. The $3 million facility, a 1¼-mile track with a 6,000-seat grandstand, was constructed on W.T. Waggoner's Three D's Stock Farm, and opened in November 1929.
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