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Star-Telegram/Oil & Gas Parking Garage

902 Throckmorton St. - 1951; 1982

  • Star-Telegram/Oil & Gas Parking Garage
    Star-Telegram/Oil & Gas Parking Garage

Historic Designations:
National Register of Historic Places
City of Fort Worth Demolition Delay

Formerly:
Service Life Garage
Fair Building Garage

 

Houston Developer Jesse H. Jones constructed this garage to serve his adjacent Fair Building in 1951. The garage would also serve his latter addition to the complex, the Oil & Gas Building. The garage is constructed out of reinforced concrete and it is painted. It was renovated in 1982. At that time, the metal windows on the exterior were removed.

 

Architectural Style:
Modern

Contractor:
Butcher & Sweeney, Fort Worth

Category:
Parking Garage