Utah Parks Company Service Station

Utah Parks Company Service Station
U.S. National Register of Historic Places


Nearest city	Bryce Canyon, Utah
Coordinates	37°37′45″N 112°9′59″W / 37.62917°N 112.16639°W / 37.62917; -112.16639Coordinates: 37°37′45″N 112°9′59″W / 37.62917°N 112.16639°W / 37.62917; -112.16639
Built	1947
Architect	Spence, Ambrose; et al.
Architectural style	Modern Movement
MPS	Bryce Canyon National Park MPS
NRHP Reference #	95000426
Added to NRHP	April 25, 1995^[1]

The Utah Parks Company Service Station in Bryce Canyon National Park was built in 1947 to serve automobile-borne visitors to the park. The service station was designed for the Utah Parks Company by architect Ambrose Spence in a style that was sympathetic to the prevailing National Park Service Rustic style, but was much simpler and more modern in character. In this manner, it foreshadowed the consciously simplified designs developed during the Mission 66 project.

The service station is located between the Bryce Canyon Lodge and Sunrise Point. The dominant feature is a coursed sandstone wall that curves around the structure. The front of the service station is similar to many modern stations, with a series of flat roofs in different planes projecting from the stone wall. A prominent canopy shelters the pumps. The interior comprises a sales room, storage room, service bay and two toilets.^[2]

The station was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.^[1]

References

1 2 Staff (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ Caywood, Janene (December 31, 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Utah Parks Company Service Station" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2009-06-19.

External links

Photographs of the Utah Parks Company Service Station at the National Park Service's NRHP database

National Register of Historic Places in Bryce Canyon National Park

National Historic Landmark Districts	Bryce Canyon Lodge and Deluxe Cabins

Other historic districts	Bryce Canyon Lodge Historic District Bryce Canyon National Park Scenic Trails Historic District

Other properties	Bryce Inn Horse Barn Loop C Comfort Station Loop D Comfort Station Old Administration Building Old National Park Service Housing Historic District Rainbow Point Comfort Station and Overlook Shelter Riggs Spring Fire Trail Under-the-Rim Trail Utah Parks Company Service Station

See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Bryce Canyon National Park

U.S. National Register of Historic Places

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