National Historic Landmark · Titusville, Pennsylvania

Drake Oil Well

A listed building near Titusville, Pennsylvania. Added to the National Register in 1966, and a National Historic Landmark.

Drake Oil Well
Photo via Wikimedia Commons

The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeBuilding
Address3 mi. SE of Titusville on PA 36, in Drake Well Memorial Park, Titusville vicinity, PA
CountyVenango County
ListedNov 13, 1966
Reference number66000695
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark
Contributing resources1 buildings
StandingYes

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Listing on the Register does not open the door. Unless a museum or park runs it, treat this as private property and see it from the sidewalk.

Where it is

Street3 mi. SE of Titusville on PA 36, in Drake Well Memorial Park
Coordinates41.61124, -79.65829 · Directions ↗

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Why you would stay

Reference

Exists because it is true

Sources

Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 66000695. Nothing here is transcribed by hand.