Galena-Dockery Building - 1140 Liberty St.

The Rural House hotel once occupied this site but was destroyed by fire in 1891.

With the discovery of oil, Charles Miller developed the Galena Oil Works to specialize in a railroad lubricating oil. The present structure was built in 1901 to accommodate the company offices and its officials, including Charles Miller, his brother-in-law Joseph Sibley and other prominent individuals in the oil industry. The building contains 11 walk-in vaults and the exterior walls measure 16-20 inches thick.

The Galena-Signal Oil Company marker, erected by the Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission in 1999, is located at the front of this Second Renaissance Revival structure. The hallmarks of this style of architecture are symmetry, proportion and detailing.