Standard Oil Building is a historic building in

Whittier, California Whittier () is a city in Los Angeles County, California, and is part of the Gateway Cities. The city had 87,306 residents as of the 2020 United States census, an increase of 1,975 from the 2010 United States census, 2010 census figure. Whittier ...

. Built in 1914, it was designed by Rea & Garstang in the Spanish Colonial Revival

architectural style An architectural style is a classification of buildings (and nonbuilding structures) based on a set of characteristics and features, including overall appearance, arrangement of the components, method of construction, building materials used, for ...

. The building was built for the Standard Oil Company, which had begun successfully drilling for oil in 1910 in the area. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980, and is now used as a restaurant, beauty salon, and day spa. The Standard Oil Building refers to a small complex of buildings around a courtyard; the first-built portion, built in 1914, is Mission Style tall and in plan. With

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Buildings and structures in Whittier, California Buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Los Angeles County, California Commercial buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in California Buildings and structures in Los Angeles County, California Commercial buildings completed in 1914 Spanish Colonial Revival architecture in California {{LosAngelesCountyCA-NRHP-stub