Marathon Oil Service Station

Marathon Oil Service Station
Location E. Second and Spring St., Fordyce, Arkansas
Coordinates 33°48′43″N 92°24′43″W / 33.81194°N 92.41194°W / 33.81194; -92.41194Coordinates: 33°48′43″N 92°24′43″W / 33.81194°N 92.41194°W / 33.81194; -92.41194
Area 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built 1928 (1928)
Architectural style Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, plain-traditional
Part of Fordyce Commercial Historic District (#92000608)
MPS Arkansas Highway History and Architecture MPS
NRHP reference # 01000484[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP May 10, 2001
Designated CP June 11, 1992

The Marathon Oil Service Station is a historic automotive service facility at the southeast corner of East 2nd and Spring Streets in downtown Fordyce, Arkansas. It is a single story building constructed out of red and buff brick, with an auto canopy covered in a tile roof. The main facade of the building has a parapet which conceals a barrel roof. The building is divided into two functional bays, an office to the left and a garage bay to the right. The canopy extends in front of the left bay, and is supported by a single brick column, in which there is an original Marathon Oil logo. The building is a well-preserved example of a 1920s service station.[2]

The station was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "NRHP nomination for Marathon Oil Service Station" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2014-07-09.


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