Teapot Dome Service Station
Teapot Dome Service Station | |
 The Teapot Dome Service Station is an example ofnovelty architectureand of aroadside attraction,August 2017. | |
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| Location | Old State HW 12 Zillah,Washington United States |
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| Coordinates | 46°24′16.8″N120°16′10.35″W/ 46.404667°N 120.2695417°W |
| Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
| Built | 1922 |
| Architect | Ainsworth, Jack |
| Architectural style | Follies |
| NRHP referenceNo. | 85001943[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 29, 1985 |
TheTeapot Dome Service Stationis a formergas stationbuilt in the shape of a teapot located inZillah, Washington,United States, that is listed on theNational Register of Historic Places.[1]
Description
[edit]Located at 117 First Avenue, the station is an example ofnovelty architecture.It was intended as a reminder of theTeapot Dome Scandalthat rocked the presidency ofWarren G. Hardingand sent Interior SecretaryAlbert Fallto prison for his role in leasing government oil reserves in, among other places,Teapot Dome,Wyoming.
History
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The station was built in 1922 on what later becameU.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 asroadside attractionsas thenational highway systemin the United States expanded during the 1920s and 1930s. The unique service station continued operation as a full-service gas station for some years.[2]WhenInterstate 82was constructed near Zillah in 1978 the station was relocated less than a mile down theYakima Valley Highway.After the gas station was closed in 2006, it was purchased by the city the following year, rehabilitated, and relocated in 2012 to 117 First Avenue.[3][4]It now serves as Zillah'svisitors center.[3]
See also
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- National Register of Historic Places listings in Yakima County, Washington
- Airplane Service Station,1930 station built in the shape of an airplane, Tennessee
- Chester teapot
- Shell Service Station,1930 station built in the shape of a scallop shell, North Carolina
References
[edit]- ^ab"National Register Information System".National Register of Historic Places.National Park Service.July 9, 2010.
- ^Determining the Facts Reading 1: Representational Architecture,Roadside Attractions, National Park Service.
- ^abMeyers, Donald (May 14, 2017)."It Happened Here: Political scandal inspires gas station".Yakima Herald-Republic.RetrievedJuly 26,2018.
- ^Hale, Jamie (July 26, 2018)."Roadside attraction meets political scandal, at Teapot Dome in central Washington".The Oregonian.RetrievedJuly 26,2018.
External links
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- Teapot information – City of Zillah
- “Roadside Attractions”,a National Park Service Teaching with Historic Places (TwHP) lesson plan
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- Retail buildings in Washington (state)
- Infrastructure completed in 1922
- Novelty buildings in Washington (state)
- Buildings and structures in Yakima County, Washington
- Gas stations on the National Register of Historic Places in Washington (state)
- Roadside attractions in Washington (state)
- Tourist attractions in Yakima County, Washington
- Teapot Dome scandal
- Teapots
- National Register of Historic Places in Yakima County, Washington
- 1922 establishments in Washington (state)