| Serial Number |
NRS79-3444 |
| Property Name |
CITY GULF STATION (Common) |
| Property Address |
101 North Waco, Block 101 |
| Architect/Builder |
|
| Owner |
Tom R. Paris
108-B Brazos |
| County |
Hill |
| City/Rural |
Hillsboro |
| Block |
676 |
| Lot |
3543-6 |
| UTM Coordinates |
|
| USGS Map |
3297-112 |
| Construction Date |
1940-47 |
| Period |
MT |
| Style |
AAM |
| Theme |
TSAU |
| Description |
One story building oriented toward Waco Street, of white glazed porcelain on steel panels, rectangular plan forms an ell by extending two repair bays with metal canopy over service island; metal windows and doors; glass block on repair bay corner. |
| Building Material: Wall |
metal panel on steel/skeleton |
| Building Material: Roof |
composition tar on steel roof |
| Physical Condition |
fair/good |
| Site: Original |
Yes |
| Site: Moved |
No |
| Site: Date Moved |
|
| Alterations |
unaltered, except for oversized signagge |
| Significance |
Although a significant intrusion into the courthouse square, it represents a good example of highway architecture; disrupts square as a contained space. |
| Area of Significance |
transportation |
| Level of Significance |
local |
| Designate |
|
| Original Use |
Gas station |
| Present Use |
same |
| Relationship to Surroundings |
N/W corner Waco/Franklin, freestanding; breaks street line and sense of containment >> cont . |
| Acreage/Boundary Description: |
60' x 100' lot, Block 101, Lots 7 & 8, S/E corner of block |
| Bibliographic Data |
Sanborn insurance maps |
| See Info/Correspondence Files |
|
| Recorded By |
Don Wheat |
| Informant |
same |
| Date |
11-13-81 |
| Photo Data |
82-03-04-11, 25 |
| Continuation |
>>RELATSURRO>> on square, non-contributing |
