Built 1922 Architectural style Follies Area 8,000 m² Phone +1 509-829-5151 | Architect Jack Ainsworth NRHP Reference # 85001943 Opened 1922 Added to NRHP 29 August 1985 | |
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Location Old State HW 12
Zillah, Yakima County, Washington Address 117 1st Ave, Zillah, WA 98953, USA Hours Closed today MondayClosedTuesdayClosedWednesdayClosedThursdayClosedFridayClosedSaturday10AM–4PMSundayClosedSuggest an edit Similar One Log House, Mushroom House, Fort Simcoe, Yakima Valley Museum, Yakima Area Arboretum | ||
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The Teapot Dome Service Station is a former gas station built in the shape of a teapot. It was intended as a reminder of the Teapot Dome Scandal that rocked the presidency of Warren G. Harding and sent Interior Secretary Albert Fall to prison for his role in leasing government oil reserves in, among other places, Teapot Dome, Wyoming. Located at 117 First Avenue, Zillah, Washington, it is an example of novelty architecture and listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.
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History
The Teapot Dome Service Station was built in 1922 on what later became U.S. Route 12. The building has a circular frame with a conical roof, sheet metal "handle", and a concrete "spout". Many such novelties were constructed as roadside attractions as the national highway system in the United States expanded during the 1920s and 1930s. The unique service station continued operation as a full-service gas station for some years. When Interstate 82 was constructed near Zillah the station was relocated less than a mile down the Yakima Valley Highway. No longer in operation, it was purchased by the city in 2007, rehabilitated, and relocated in 2012 to 117 First Avenue.