A. C. Smith & Co. Gas Station

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A. C. Smith & Co. Gas Station
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Location117 Beale St., Quincy, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°15′54″N71°1′14.5″W / 42.26500°N 71.020694°W / 42.26500; -71.020694 Coordinates: 42°15′54″N71°1′14.5″W / 42.26500°N 71.020694°W / 42.26500; -71.020694
Built1926
ArchitectBatty and Gallagher
Architectural styleEarly Commercial
MPS Quincy MRA
NRHP reference No. 94000036 [1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 23, 1994
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The A. C. Smith & Co. Gas Station is a historic gas station at 117 Beale Street in Quincy, Massachusetts. It is a single-story brick, with a front facade divided into three vehicle bays on the left and an office on the right, with a pedestrian entrance to the work area in between. A low-pitch gable at the center acts a kind of parapet, and there are round decorative panels on the front facade. The building was constructed in 1926, and is a little-altered example of an early functional automotive filling and service station. Its original brickwork remains in good condition, and its service bays are distinctively illuminated in part by original skylights. [2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. "NRHP nomination for A. C. Smith & Co. Gas Station". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-06-09.