National Register of Historic Places

Tramway Gas Station

Palm Springs, Riverside County, California
Listed
September 27, 2015
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
15000645

About this property

The Tramway Gas Station is a landmark former Enco service station in Palm Springs, California, United States, so named because of its location at the foot of Tramway Road, the lone road leading to the base of the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway. It was intended to be the first Palm Springs building visitors saw when approaching the city from the north via California State Route 111. The building, with its distinctive, cantilevered, wedge-shaped canopy (referred to as a hyperbolic paraboloid on a historic marker mounted on the building) was built in 1965 and designed by Albert Frey and Robson C. Chambers. It is considered to be a prime example of modernist architecture. The station had closed by the mid-1990s, and its fate was in doubt until its 2000 purchase by a private interest, who erected a wall around the property and converted it into an art gallery. Since 2003 it has been operated by the Palm Springs Bureau of Tourism as the Palm Springs Visitor Center. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.

Location

2901 N. Palm Canyon Dr.
Palm Springs, Riverside County, California
33.85837, -116.55818

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Tramway Gas Station listed on the National Register?

Tramway Gas Station was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 27, 2015.

What type of historic resource is Tramway Gas Station?

Tramway Gas Station is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Tramway Gas Station?

The period of significance for Tramway Gas Station is recorded as the industrial era.

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