W. T. Waggoner Building

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W. T. Waggoner Building
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W. T. Waggoner Building in 2014
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W. T. Waggoner Building
Location810 Houston St.,
Fort Worth, Texas
Coordinates 32°45′05″N97°19′49″W / 32.75139°N 97.33028°W / 32.75139; -97.33028
Arealess than one acre
Built1919 (1919)
Architect Sanguinet & Staats
Architectural style Chicago, Skyscraper
NRHP reference No. 79003012 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 10, 1979

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

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Location

It is located at 810 Houston Street in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas. [2] [3] [4]

History

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.

Heritage significance

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

Explosion

A natural gas explosion extensively damaged the hotel at approximately 3:30PM. CST on Monday, January 8, 2024. 21 people were injured. [5] [6] [7]

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Emporis: W.T. Waggoner Building [usurped]
  3. 1 2 3 4 Carol E. Roark, Fort Worth & Tarrant County: An Historical Guide, Fort Worth, Texas: Texas Christian University Press, 2003, p. 36
  4. 1 2 3 4 Architecture in Fort Worth: W.T. Waggoner Building
  5. "What to know about the Waggoner Building, site of Sandman Hotel explosion in Fort Worth". Dallas News . 2024-01-08. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
  6. "Explosion at Fort Worth hotel, 21 injuries reported, missing person located". NBC 7 San Diego . 2024-01-08. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
  7. "Explosion Rocks Waggoner Building in Downtown Fort Worth". Fort Worth Magazine. 2024-01-08. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
Records
Preceded by Tallest building in Fort Worth
230 feet (70 m)

1920-1921
Succeeded by