1003 E. Main St., Santa Paula, California. County/parish: Ventura.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places August 14, 1986. NRIS 86002619.
1 contributing building.Also known as:
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. Originally, the Santa Paula Hardware and Post Office were downstairs, and the Union Oil Company offices were upstairs. The building continued to serve as a field division office after the main headquarters moved to Los Angeles in 1900.
The Ventura County Cultural Heritage Board designated the building County Landmark #36 in December 1977. The building is a California Historical Landmark (#996) and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NPS-86002619).
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123862365