In 1915, The Texas Co., an oil and gas exploration company, purchased this site from the Magnolia Petroleum Co. The total area purchased was over 18 acres. According to county tax records, a concrete pump house, tool house and wood shingle cot¬tage were built in 1915. City of Fort Worth appraisal records indicate that the buildings were constructed in 1919. The Texas Pipe Line Co. bought the entire pipeline system of the Texas Co. in 1918, including this site on Long (then Gordon) Avenue. Texas Pipe Line owned this facility until 1949 when they sold it to Boyer Fertilizer Co. The pump house (40’x 150′) is constructed of rusticated concrete blocks with heavy buttresses dividing the side bays. Cast stone lintels are set above the industrial sash glass windows on the side of the building. The small tool house is also constructed of rusticated concrete blocks. The use of rusticated concrete is particularly unusual for a large industrial building. This is an intact industrial facility dating from the early period of Fort Worth’s oil industry. With more research on the early period of the gas and oil industry in Fort Worth, these buildings are potentially eligible for the National Register.
