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NO. 996 UNION OIL COMPANY BUILDING - The Santa Paula Hardware Company Building, 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. 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.
Location
1003 East Main Street
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NO. 996 UNION OIL COMPANY BUILDING
NO. 996 UNION OIL COMPANY BUILDING - Private Plaque
NO. 996 UNION OIL COMPANY BUILDING - 100th Anniversary Plaque
NO. 996 UNION OIL COMPANY BUILDING - California Oil Museum
NO. 996 UNION OIL COMPANY BUILDING - Old Gas Pumps
NO. 996 UNION OIL COMPANY BUILDING - Saber Tooth Tiger
NO. 996 UNION OIL COMPANY BUILDING - Saber Tooth Tiger
NO. 996 UNION OIL COMPANY BUILDING - T-Rex Foot
NO. 996 UNION OIL COMPANY BUILDING - Allosaurus Skull