Drumright Gasoline Plant No. 2

Drumright Gasoline Plant No. 2
Nearest city Drumright, Oklahoma
Coordinates 36°00′33″N 96°34′57″W / 36.00917°N 96.58250°W / 36.00917; -96.58250Coordinates: 36°00′33″N 96°34′57″W / 36.00917°N 96.58250°W / 36.00917; -96.58250
Area 16.7 acres (6.8 ha)
Built 1917
Built by Harry Sinclair
NRHP reference # 82003677[1]
Added to NRHP July 27, 1982

The Drumright Gasoline Plant No. 2, near Drumright, Oklahoma, began operation August 2, 1917.[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. The listing included four contributing buildings and five contributing structures.[1]

It is located north of Drumright and was used to exploit part of the Cushing-Drumright Oil Field.

It includes a one-story office building 24 by 118 feet (7.3 m × 36.0 m) in plan. It includes an engine room 60 by 140 feet (18 m × 43 m) in plan. It includes two original water towers.[2]

It is the only operating casinghead gasoline plant surviving out of about 250 in the area that operated at the peak.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2013-11-02). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 3 Robert Sweet; George 0. Carney (July 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Drumright Gasoline Plant No. 2". National Park Service. Retrieved July 13, 2018. With accompanying nine photos from 1980
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