| Teapot Dome Service Station | |
| U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
 The Teapot Dome Service Station is an example of novelty architecture and of a roadside attraction, August 2017. | |
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| Location | Old State HW 12 Zillah, Washington United States |
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| Coordinates | 46°24′16.8″N 120°16′10.35″W / 46.404667°N 120.2695417°W / 46.404667; -120.2695417 |
| Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
| Built | 1922 |
| Architect | Ainsworth, Jack |
| Architectural style | Follies |
| NRHP reference No. | 85001943 |
| Added to NRHP | August 29, 1985 |
The Teapot Dome Service Station is a former gas station built in the shape of a teapot located in Zillah, Washington, United States, that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Description
Located at 117 First Avenue, the station is an example of novelty architecture. It was intended as 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.
History
The 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". Many such novelties were constructed as roadside attractions as the national highway system in the United States expanded during the 1920s and 1930s. The unique service station continued operation as a full-service gas station for some years. When Interstate 82 was constructed near Zillah in 1978 the station was relocated less than a mile down the Yakima Valley Highway. After the gas station was closed in 2006, it was purchased by the city the following year, rehabilitated, and relocated in 2012 to 117 First Avenue. It now serves as Zillah's visitors center.
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Yakima County, Washington
- Airplane Service Station, 1930 station built in the shape of an airplane, Tennessee
- Chester teapot
- Shell Service Station, 1930 station built in the shape of a scallop shell, North Carolina
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- Determining the Facts Reading 1: Representational Architecture, Roadside Attractions, National Park Service.
- ^ Meyers, Donald (May 14, 2017). "It Happened Here: Political scandal inspires gas station". Yakima Herald-Republic. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
- Hale, Jamie (July 26, 2018). "Roadside attraction meets political scandal, at Teapot Dome in central Washington". The Oregonian. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
External links
- Teapot information – City of Zillah
- “Roadside Attractions”, a National Park Service Teaching with Historic Places (TwHP) lesson plan
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- Retail buildings in Washington (state)
- Infrastructure completed in 1922
- Novelty buildings in Washington (state)
- Buildings and structures in Yakima County, Washington
- Gas stations on the National Register of Historic Places in Washington (state)
- Roadside attractions in Washington (state)
- Tourist attractions in Yakima County, Washington
- Teapot Dome scandal
- Teapots
- National Register of Historic Places in Yakima County, Washington
- 1922 establishments in Washington (state)