U.S. Filling Station - Webb City, Missouri
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iconions
N 37° 08.849 W 094° 27.900
15S E 369898 N 4112237
This one-story, stone, shed type former filling station is located at 223 W. Daugherty in Webb City, Missouri.
Waymark Code: WM16TN4
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 10/03/2022
Views: 3
My Commentary:
This filling station was actually run by the U.S. Post Office to service their fleet. This was the only filling station operated by the U.S. Post Office in the country. I cannot find out when it stopped being used as a filling station. The building has had the name of the filling station covered.
223 W. Daugherty
U.S. Filing Station
ca. 1920
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This is a one-story stucco clad building with a large projecting canopy constructed to house a gas station. The building is located on the corner of W. Daugherty and N. Liberty Streets and sits at an angle with the facade facing the corner where the two streets meet. The facade features a centered entrance with a wood and glass door with a transom and is flanked by four vertical lights-over-one windows. Projecting out from the facade is the large canopy that has three narrow red metal post located on each outside corner of the canopy. Originally, large round Doric columns supported the canopy; it is unknown when the columns were replaced. The north elevation has a coupled window that matches the windows on the facade and an entrance that is covered. Above the windows and door are the words “U.S. Filling Station.” The south elevations hold three windows that mirror the facade windows. A large projecting cornice wraps the building and it has a flat roof.
- National Register Application