Esso Standard Oil Service Station (Little Rock, Arkansas)

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
Esso Standard Oil Service Station (Little Rock, Arkansas) is located in Arkansas
Esso Standard Oil Service Station (Little Rock, Arkansas)
Location in Arkansas
Esso Standard Oil Service Station (Little Rock, Arkansas) is located in the United States
Esso Standard Oil Service Station (Little Rock, Arkansas)
Location in United States
Location1600 West 3rd St., Little Rock, Arkansas
Coordinates34°44′55″N 92°17′21″W / 34.74861°N 92.28917°W / 34.74861; -92.28917
Arealess than one acre
Built1957 (1957)
Built byEsso
Architectural styleModerne
MPSArkansas Highway History and Architecture MPS
NRHP reference No.15000287[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 8, 2016

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "NRHP nomination for Esso Standard Oil Service Station" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2016-02-11.