National Register Record for MCDOUGAL FILLING STATION

Historic Name: MCDOUGAL FILLING STATION
Current Name: None
Address: 443956 EAST HIGHWAY 60
City: VINITA VICINITY            County: CRAIG
Section: 19           Township: None           Range: None          
Description of significance: THIS HOUSE-TYPE FILLING STATION WAS CONSTRUCTED IN 1940 ON US HIGHWAY 66 EAST OF VINITA. IT EXHIBITS A TYPE OF MASONRY VENEER OFTEN REFERRED TO AS GIRAFFE STONE, A PATCHWORK OF LIGHT AND DARK COLORED SANDSTONE WITH DARK COLORED MORTAR JOINTS. THIS STATION IS EXEMPLARY OF THE INDEPENDENT FILLING STATION, NOT LINKED TO ANY PARTICULAR BRAND OF GAS. AS AN INDEPENDENT STATION, IT ALSO WOULD BE AMONG THE FIRST TO SUFFER WHEN TRAFFIC FROM ROUTE 66 WAS DIVERTED BY I-44. LISTED IN NATIONAL REGISTER 5/27/04.

Type: BUILDING
Historic Function: COMMERCE: FILLING STATION
Current Function: VACANT/NOT IN USE
Area of Significance 1: COMMERCE
Area of Significance 2: None
Architectural Style: HOUSE-TYPE FILLING STATION
Architect: UNKNOWN
Year Built: 1940            Original Site: YES
Condition: GOOD
Restricted: N
Documentation Source: None
Date Prepared: 12/03