Humble Oil Building is a hotel in Houston, the United States.[1] Wikidata describes it as “building in Houston, Harris County, Texas”. It is operated by Humble Oil and Marriott International. It stands about 1.8 km from the centre of Houston.[3]

Overview

The Humble Oil Building, is a historic office building, designed in the Italian Renaissance architecture style, located at 1212 Main Street in Houston, Texas and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It was constructed by Humble Oil and Refining Company in 1921. The tower section was added on to the building in 1936.

From “Humble Oil Building” on English Wikipedia, by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0.[2]

History and building

It was designed by Clinton and Russell, in the Mediterranean Revival architecture, revivalism and Renaissance Revival architecture style. It is listed as a National Register of Historic Places listed place. [1]

Location

Measured in a straight line, the hotel is 1.8 km from the centre of Houston. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is William P. Hobby Airport (HOU), about 17 km from the centre of Houston.[4]

It is one of 49 hotels in and around Houston recorded in Wikidata, 15 of which have an article in Innpedia.[5] Of the 3 with a recorded opening date, the earliest is The Sam Houston Hotel, opened in 1924. See Hotels in Houston.

Other hotels within 1.5 km:

  • The Laura Hotel, Autograph Collection — 0.1 km
  • Lamar Hotel — 0.2 km
  • Hyatt Regency Houston — 0.3 km
  • Bender Hotel — 0.4 km
  • JW Marriott Houston Downtown — 0.4 km
  • Four Seasons Hotel Houston — 0.5 km
  • Club Quarters Hotel — 0.5 km
  • C. Baldwin, Curio Collection by Hilton — 0.5 km
  • Le Méridien Houston Downtown — 0.5 km
  • Embassy Suites Houston - Downtown — 0.6 km

See also

References

  1. ^ Humble Oil Building (Q5940200). Wikidata. CC0.
  2. ^ Humble Oil Building. Wikipedia. Text excerpted under CC BY-SA 4.0; revision of 2026-09-05.
  3. ^ Houston (Q16555). Wikidata. CC0.
  4. ^ Airports. OurAirports. Public domain.
  5. ^ Hotels in Houston. Wikidata. CC0.

Facts as stated in Wikidata, read in October 2026.

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