St. Johns Signal Tower Gas Station
St. Johns Signal Tower Gas Station | |
![]() St. Johns Signal Tower Gas Station in 2009 | |
Location | 8302 N. Lombard St. Portland, Oregon |
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Coordinates | 45°35′21″N 122°45′08″W / 45.589200°N 122.752275°W |
Area | 0.6 acres (0.24 ha) |
Built | 1939 |
Architect | Ray F. Becker |
Architectural style | Moderne |
NRHP reference No. | 03001186[1] |
Added to NRHP | November 21, 2003 |
The St. Johns Signal Tower Gas Station, located in the St. Johns neighborhood of north Portland, Oregon, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[2] It was built and opened in 1939 as a gas station for the Signal Oil Company. It was in operation as a gas station until 1984, but changed brand from Signal Gas to Hellman's Golden Eagle Gas Station in 1954 and, in turn, became a Chevron station in 1965. In 1984, it was converted into a florist shop, the gasoline tanks being decommissioned at that time and filled with concrete, and it functioned in that capacity until 2002.[3] The structure was added to the National Register in 2003.[2][3]
In 2006, the building was converted into a restaurant, Signal Station Pizza, and it was still in use by the same business in 2024.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ a b "Oregon National Register List" (PDF). Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. June 6, 2011. p. 40. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 9, 2011. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
- ^ a b Sahaida, Georganne (2003). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: St. Johns Signal Tower Gas Station" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved February 25, 2016.
- ^ "About Signal". Signal Station Pizza. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
- 1939 establishments in Oregon
- Buildings and structures in St. Johns, Portland, Oregon
- Commercial buildings completed in 1939
- Gas stations on the National Register of Historic Places in Oregon
- Moderne architecture in Oregon
- National Register of Historic Places in Portland, Oregon
- Pizzerias in Portland, Oregon
- Transportation buildings and structures in Portland, Oregon
- Transportation buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Oregon
- Oregon Registered Historic Place stubs