National Register Record for CITIES SERVICE STATION #8

Historic Name: CITIES SERVICE STATION #8
Current Name: SAME
Address: 1648 SOUTHWEST BOULEVARD
City: TULSA            County: TULSA
Section: None           Township: None           Range: None          
Description of significance: THE CITIES SERVICE STATION #8 IS LOCALLY SIGNIFICANT AND ELIGIBLE UNDER CRITERION A FOR TRANSPORTATION AND CRITERION C FOR ARCHITECTURE. IT IS A ROUTE 66 RESOURCE WHOSE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS ARE DEFINED IN THE “MULTIPLE PROPERTY NOMINATION FOR ROUTE 66 AND ASSOCIATED HISTORIC STRUCTURES, 1926-1970.” IT IS A GAS STATION WITH A CLEAR ASSOCIATION TO ROUTE 66 IN OKLAHOMA, AND IT IS A GOOD EXAMPLE OF THE OBLONG BOX STYLE OF GAS STATION.

Type: BUILDING
Historic Function: COMMERCE/TRADE
Current Function: VACANT: NOT IN USE
Area of Significance 1: TRANSPORTATION
Area of Significance 2: ARCHITECTURE
Architectural Style: MODERN MOVEMENT
Architect: UNKNOWN
Year Built: CA. 1940            Original Site: YES
Condition: EXCELLENT
Restricted: N
Documentation Source: None
Date Prepared: 2011