Shell Gas Station (La Grange, California)

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Shell Gas Station
U.S. National Register of Historic Places



Location	Yosemite Blvd., La Grange, California
Coordinates	37°39′50″N 120°27′41″W / 37.66389°N 120.46139°W / 37.66389; -120.46139 (Shell Gas Station)
Area	0 acres (0 ha)
Built	1925
Architectural style	Moderne, Streamline
MPS	La Grange MRA
NRHP reference No.	79003464
Added to NRHP	August 24, 1979

The Shell Gas Station on Yosemite Blvd. in La Grange, California, was built in 1925 by Shell USA.

It was asserted to be "A rare vernacular example of this architectural type and period" and was described succinctly:

Prefabricated tin service station comprised of main building, projecting covered service area and separate restroom unit. Finials decorate the four corners of the flat-roofed service area. Poignantly distinctive restroom unit also prefabricated tin; completely free standing, with rounded lines reflective of nascent Moderne.

References

^ "National Register Information System – (#79003464)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
"Historic Resources Inventory: Shell Gas Station". National Park Service. Retrieved July 10, 2018. With accompanying three photos from 1978

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