Cave Creek Service Station
National Register of Historic Places

Cave Creek Service Station

Cave Creek, Maricopa County, Arizona
Listed
September 21, 2000
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
00001126

About this property

The Cave Creek Service Station, at 6141 Cave Creek Rd. in Cave Creek, Arizona, was built in 1936. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000. According to its NRHP nomination, it is:a good example of a style of automobile service station designed in 1935 and patented in 1936 by Ralph N. Aldrich for Standard Stations, Inc., a division of Standard Oil of California. The station is a prefabricated building consisting of galvanized steel panels on a frame of steel girders. The design reflects the Modern Movement, showing elements of the Streamline Moderne and International styles. Character-defining elements include the building's strong horizontal emphasis, smooth wall surface, flat roof with beveled coping at the roofline, extensive glazing, elongated canopy, minimal decoration, and streamlines on the canopy columns and entry surround. The station was originally erected in Phoenix circa 1936. In 1952 it was moved to Cave Creek, where it functioned as a service station until the late 1980s.

Location

6141 Cave Creek Rd.
Cave Creek, Maricopa County, Arizona
33.83205, -111.94820

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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When was Cave Creek Service Station listed on the National Register?

Cave Creek Service Station was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 21, 2000.

What type of historic resource is Cave Creek Service Station?

Cave Creek Service Station is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Cave Creek Service Station?

The period of significance for Cave Creek Service Station is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1936.

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