Jastro Building
Jastro Building | |
Location | 1800 19th St., Bakersfield, California |
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Coordinates | 35°22′35″N 119°1′18″W / 35.37639°N 119.02167°W |
Area | 0.3 acres (0.12 ha) |
Built | 1917 |
Architect | Hinshaw, Everett; Currie & Dugler |
Architectural style | Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Second Renaissance Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 83001182 [1] |
Added to NRHP | September 22, 1983 |
The Jastro Building, also known as the Standard Oil Building, is a historic
office building in Bakersfield, California. The structure was placed on the National Register of Historic Places
(NRHP) on September 22, 1983.
Structure
The Jastro Building a two-story structure in downtown Bakersfield, California. Built in the late-
Significance
The Standard Oil Company entered the substantial oil industry in Kern County in 1902 to develop its holdings in the Kern River Oil Field. With the construction of the Jastro Building, the company moved its Central California operations to Bakersfield. At the time it was built, the building was the first commercial building in the downtown commercial district built across the city's G Street. It is one of the finest examples of its type of architecture to survive the devastating 1952 Kern County earthquake relatively unscathed.[2]
See also
- Bakersfield Register of Historic Places and Areas of Historic Interest
- California Historical Landmarks in Kern County, California
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Kern County, California
- Henry A. Jastro, Commodore of Kern County
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ a b Christopher D. Brewer, Historic Resources Inventory, State of California -- The Resources Agency, Department of Parks and Recreation, April 3, 1984; copy accessed from City of Bakersfield Cultural Resources Survey Downtown Area, located in the Local History room of the Beale Memorial Library, Bakersfield, California.