The Esso Standard Oil Service Station is a former automobile service station at 1600 West 3rd Street in Little Rock, Arkansas. It is a single story rectangular building, built out of concrete blocks and finished with a baked enamel on steel exterior. It has three service bays on the left side, with original overhead glass-paned doors, and an office and sales space on the right side. The right side has a short canopy protruding from it, also built of concrete with a baked enamel finish. Built in 1957, it is a rare mid-century service station in the city.[2]
Esso Standard Oil Service Station | |
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  Location in Arkansas  Location in United States | |
| Location | 1600 West 3rd St., Little Rock, Arkansas |
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| Coordinates | 34°44′55″N 92°17′21″W / 34.74861°N 92.28917°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1957 |
| Built by | Esso |
| Architectural style | Moderne |
| MPS | Arkansas Highway History and Architecture MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 15000287[1] |
| Added to NRHP | January 8, 2016 |
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016.[1]
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edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for Esso Standard Oil Service Station" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2016-02-11.
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