Texaco Station No. 1

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Texaco Station No. 1
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Location110 E. Main St., Paragould, Arkansas
Coordinates 36°3′16″N90°29′9″W / 36.05444°N 90.48583°W / 36.05444; -90.48583 Coordinates: 36°3′16″N90°29′9″W / 36.05444°N 90.48583°W / 36.05444; -90.48583
Arealess than one acre
Built1924 (1924)
Architectural styleMission/Spanish Revival
MPS Arkansas Highway History and Architecture MPS
NRHP reference No. 01000718 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 20, 2001

The Texaco Station No. 1 is a historic automotive service station at 110 East Main Street in Paragould, Arkansas. Built in 1925, it is a Mission-style brick building with a canopy extending to cover the service area. It is one of only two surviving early gas stations in the city, and was used as a service station until about 1970, going through a number of ownership and fuel supplier changes. In 1985 it was converted into the Hamburger Station, a restaurant. [2]

The station was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Texaco Station No. 1". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2014-12-26.