Drumright Gasoline Plant No. 2

Coordinates: 36°00′33″N 96°34′57″W / 36.00917°N 96.58250°W / 36.00917; -96.58250
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Drumright Gasoline Plant No. 2
Drumright Gasoline Plant No. 2 is located in Oklahoma
Drumright Gasoline Plant No. 2
Nearest cityDrumright, Oklahoma
Coordinates36°00′33″N 96°34′57″W / 36.00917°N 96.58250°W / 36.00917; -96.58250
Area16.7 acres (6.8 ha)
Built1917
Built byHarry Sinclair
NRHP reference No.82003677[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 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 was located north of Drumright and was used to exploit part of the Cushing-Drumright Oil Field.

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

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

Sometime between 1980 and 2020 it was removed.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ a b c 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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) With accompanying nine photos from 1980