Teapot Dome Service Station

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Teapot Dome Service Station
(National Register of Historic Places)
The Teapot Dome Service Station in Washington state is an example of folly architecture and of a roadside attraction. It still operates as a gas station.
Location:	Zillah, Yakima County, Washington
Coordinates:	46°24′13″N, 120°15′39″W
Built/Founded:	1922
Added to NRHP:	August 29, 1985^[1]
Governing body:	Private Ownership

The Teapot Dome Service Station in Zillah, Washington is one example of architectural folly listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. Many such follies were constructed as roadside attractions as the national highway system in the United States expanded during the 1920s and 1930s.

[edit] History

The Teapot Dome Service Station was built on State Highway 12 in 1922. The building has a circular frame with a conical roof, sheet metal "handle," and a concrete "spout." The station was intended to be a reminder of the Teapot Dome Scandal that rocked the presidency of Warren G. Harding and sent Interior Secretary Albert Fall to prison for his role in leasing government oil reserves in, among other places, Teapot Dome, Wyoming. Today, the unique service station continues operation as a full service gas station.^[2]

[edit] Notes

^ NRIS Database, National Register of Historic Places, retrieved Oct. 2006.
^ Determining the Facts Reading 1: Representational Architecture, Roadside Attractions, National Park Service.

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