Union Oil Company Building

Santa Paula Hardware Company Block--Union Oil Company
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
California Historical Landmark #996
Location:	1003 E. Main St. Santa Paula, California
Coordinates:	34°21′15″N 119°3′32″W
Area:	0.2 acres (0.081 ha)
Built:	1889
Architectural style:	Queen Anne
Governing body:	Private
NRHP Reference#:	86002619
CHL #:	996
Added to NRHP:	August 14, 1986

The Santa Paula Hardware Company Building, located in Santa Paula, California, and more commonly referred to as the Union Oil Company Building, is significant for its historical importance as the birthplace of the Union Oil Company on October 17, 1890. The building continued to serve as a field division office after the main headquarters moved to Los Angeles in 1900.

The building is a California Historical Landmark (#996) and listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NPS-86002619).

California Oil Museum

In 1950, the Union Oil Museum was established and in 1990, for its Centennial Celebration, the building was restored to its original appearance and reopened as a new state-of-the-art oil museum known as the California Oil Museum. The exhibits include oil and gas industry equipment such as an 1890s iron and timber operating drilling rig, historic gas pumps and product containers, a recreated 1890s period Union Oil Company corporate headquarters office and a 1930s period apartment.

See also

• List of Registered Historic Places in Ventura County, California
• List of petroleum museums

References

• "Ventura". California Historical Landmarks. Office of Historic Preservation. http://ohp.parks.ca.gov/default.asp?page_id=21535. Retrieved 2005-08-26. 

External links

• California Oil Museum - official site