El Paso Natural Gas Company (Blue Flame) Building
National Register of Historic Places

El Paso Natural Gas Company (Blue Flame) Building

El Paso, El Paso County, Texas
Listed
February 13, 2018
Type
Building
Period
Modern
Ref No.
100002129

About this property

The Blue Flame Building or the El Paso Natural Gas Company Building is a skyscraper in El Paso, Texas. It was briefly the tallest building in El Paso upon its completion in 1954. The building housed the El Paso Natural Gas Company until 1996 when the El Paso Independent School District (EPISD) housed employees there for a few years. The Housing Authority of the City of El Paso (HACEP) recently completed a $52 million major renovation in 2021 that includes retail spaces, offices, and low-income apartments. The building has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since February 13, 2018. Its most unique feature is the 21-foot tall flame weather beacon.

Location

120 N Stanton
El Paso, El Paso County, Texas
31.75930, -106.48599

Categories

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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

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When was El Paso Natural Gas Company (Blue Flame) Building listed on the National Register?

El Paso Natural Gas Company (Blue Flame) Building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 13, 2018.

What type of historic resource is El Paso Natural Gas Company (Blue Flame) Building?

El Paso Natural Gas Company (Blue Flame) Building is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for El Paso Natural Gas Company (Blue Flame) Building?

The period of significance for El Paso Natural Gas Company (Blue Flame) Building is recorded as the modern era, specifically around 1954.

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