Teapot Dome Service Station
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Teapot Dome Service Station
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The Teapot Dome Service Station in Washington state is an example of novelty architecture and of a roadside attraction.
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| Location: | Old State HW 12 Zillah, Yakima County, Washington |
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| Coordinates: | 46°24′13″N 120°15′39″W / 46.40361°N 120.26083°WCoordinates: 46°24′13″N 120°15′39″W / 46.40361°N 120.26083°W |
| Built: | 1922 |
| Architect: | Jack Ainsworth |
| Governing body: | Private Ownership |
| NRHP Reference#: | 85001943 [1] |
| Added to NRHP: | August 29, 1985[2] |
The Teapot Dome Service Station in Zillah, Washington is one example of novelty architecture listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. Many such novelties were constructed as roadside attractions as the national highway system in the United States expanded during the 1920s and 1930s.
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[edit] 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". The station was intended to be 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. The unique service station continued operation as a full service gas station[3] for some years. When Interstate 82 was constructed near Zillah, the station was relocated less than a mile down the Yakima Valley Highway. It is no longer in operation. In 2007, the town of Zillah purchased the station, and is attempting to raise money to keep it operational.
[edit] See also
- Airplane Service Station, 1930 station built in the shape of an airplane
- Shell Service Station, 1930 station built in the shape of a scallop shell
[edit] Notes
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ NRIS Database[dead link], National Register of Historic Places, retrieved Oct. 2006.
- ^ Determining the Facts Reading 1: Representational Architecture, Roadside Attractions, National Park Service.
[edit] External links
- Teapot information - City of Zillah
- “Roadside Attractions”, a National Park Service Teaching with Historic Places (TwHP) lesson plan
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- Buildings and structures completed in 1922
- Novelty buildings in the United States
- Buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Washington (state)
- Buildings and structures in Yakima County, Washington
- Historical gas stations in the United States
- Roadside attractions in the United States
- Visitor attractions in Yakima County, Washington
- Teapot Dome scandal
