W. T. Waggoner Building


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

Location

It is located at 810 Houston Street in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas.

History

The skyscraper was built from 1919 to 1920 for William Thomas Waggoner, the owner of the Waggoner Ranch and of the Waggoner Refinery. It is 70.10 meter-high, with twenty floors. It was designed by the architectural team Sanguinet & Staats. It cost US$1,500,000.
From 1920 to 1957, Continental National Bank had an office in the building. The building is owned by XTO Energy.
It was renovated in 1985.

Heritage significance

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