Area less than one acre NRHP Reference # 94000850 Added to NRHP 16 August 1994 | Built 1926 (1926) Opened 1926 | |
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Location Jct. of Main and S. Third Sts., SE corner, Paragould, Arkansas Architectural style Bungalow/craftsman, Mission/spanish Revival | ||
Gulf oil company service station top 5 facts
The Gulf Oil Company Service Station is a former automotive service station at Main and South Third Streets in Paragould, Arkansas. Built in 1926, it is a single-story brick building, with a canopied area similar to a porte-cochere supported by brick columns. The building has stylistic elements giving it a vague Mediterranean appearance, including an entablature with egg-and-dart molding beneath a metal cornice and parapet. It is divided functionally into four rooms: an office, two restrooms, and a tool storage area. The building was used as a service station until 1969.
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994, at which time it was vacant; its owner since the 1940s refused offers to repurpose the building, preferring to keep it in pristine condition.