Standard Oil Building (Baltimore, Maryland)
United States historic place
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Standard Oil Building, also known as the Stanbalt Building, is a historic office building located at Baltimore, Maryland, United States. It is a 15-story Beaux Arts skyscraper designed by Clyde N. Friz (1867-1942), one of Baltimore's best-known Beaux Arts designers, and built in 1922. The steel-frame U-shaped office building is clad in limestone. It was built by the Standard Oil Company at a time when that business was once one of the nation's principal corporations, the dominant supplier of gasoline and fuels.[2]
Standard Oil Building | |
Standard Oil Building, March 2012 | |
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| Location | 501 St. Paul St., Baltimore, Maryland |
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| Coordinates | 39°17′43″N 76°36′49″W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1922 |
| Architect | Friz, Clyde N. |
| Architectural style | Beaux Arts |
| NRHP reference No. | 00001461[1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | December 1, 2000 |
| Designated BCL | 1999 |
Standard Oil Building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.[1] In its later years as an office building, the building primarily housed offices for the City of Baltimore. Following an extensive, $25 million renovation, the building reopened as residential apartments in 2002 by the Southern Management Corporation.[3]
