Shell Gas Station (La Grange, California)

Shell Gas Station
Shell Gas Station (La Grange, California) is located in California
Shell Gas Station (La Grange, California)
LocationYosemite Blvd., La Grange, California
Coordinates37°39′50″N 120°27′41″W / 37.66389°N 120.46139°W / 37.66389; -120.46139 (Shell Gas Station)
Area0 acres (0 ha)
Built1925
Architectural styleModerne, Streamline
MPSLa Grange MRA
NRHP reference No.79003464[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 24, 1979

The Shell Gas Station on Yosemite Blvd. in La Grange, California, was built in 1925 by Shell USA.[1]

It was asserted to be "A rare vernacular example of this architectural type and period" and was described succinctly:

Prefabricated tin service station comprised of main building, projecting covered service area and separate restroom unit. Finials decorate the four corners of the flat-roofed service area. Poignantly distinctive restroom unit also prefabricated tin; completely free standing, with rounded lines reflective of nascent Moderne.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System – (#79003464)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ "Historic Resources Inventory: Shell Gas Station". National Park Service. Retrieved July 10, 2018. With accompanying three photos from 1978


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