Baxter Springs Independent Oil and Gas Service Station - Baxter Springs KS
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N 37° 01.553 W 094° 44.095
15S E 345679 N 4099150
Quick Description: Built in 1930 by the Independent Oil and Gas Company, this Tudor Revival style gas station was purchased by Phillips 66 Petroleum Company the same year.
Location: Kansas, United States
Date Posted: 8/6/2015 4:59:38 AM
Waymark Code: WMPBXV
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Long Description:
Marker states:
Built in 1930 by the Independent Oil and Gas Company, this Tudor Revival style gas station was purchased by Phillips 66 Petroleum Company the same year. The original "house" style brick building was modified in the 1940's to the L-shaped plan seen today. Gas was sold and vehicles were serviced here in Baxter Springs through the 1970's. Grant funds from the NPS have made it possible to restore the building for use as a visitor's center. The building was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.
Marker Name: Baxter Springs Independent Oil and Gas Service Station
Marker Type: Roadside
Marker text:
Built in 1930 by the Independent Oil and Gas Company, this Tudor Revival style gas station was purchased by Phillips 66 Petroleum Company the same year. The original "house" style brick building was modified in the 1940's to the L-shaped plan seen today. Gas was sold and vehicles were serviced here in Baxter Springs through the 1970's. Grant funds from the NPS have made it possible to restore the building for use as a visitor's center. The building was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.
Marker Location: Cherokee
Name of agency setting marker: Other (Please identify in marker text)
Marker Web Address: [Web Link]
Year Marker Placed: Not listed
Official Marker Number: Not listed
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