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The Embassy Gulf Service Station is a service station in Washington, D.C., located on P Street near Dupont Circle and at the entrance to the Georgetown neighborhood. Constructed in 1937, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1993. The station was designed in 1936 by Gulf Oil Corporation's architect P. L. R. Hogner as part of a company drive to create buildings that looked less like gas stations and more like banks and libraries in their details, materials, and massing. The Embassy Gulf Service Station was to be Gulf Oil's 61st station within the city of Washington. Because its site was next to Rock Creek Park, the building's design was reviewed and modified somewhat by the Commission of Fine Arts, the National Park Service, and the National Capital Park and Planning Commission. The final design called for a small building of grey stone similar in color to the church opposite the station; whether or not the two buildings harmonized by design is unknown. The Embassy Gulf Service Station was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 30, 1993. It is still used for its original purpose; From at least 2007 to 2018, the building was a Sunoco station. Since at least 2021, the building has been a Shell station and service center. National Register of Historic Places listings in the District of Columbia National Register Archived 2007-02-27 at the Wayback Machine "District of Columbia County". National Register of Historic Places. Retrieved March 6, 2007. Media related to Embassy Gulf Service Station at Wikimedia Commons
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When was Embassy Gulf Service Station listed on the National Register?
Embassy Gulf Service Station was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 29, 1993.
What type of historic resource is Embassy Gulf Service Station?
Embassy Gulf Service Station is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.
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The period of significance for Embassy Gulf Service Station is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1937.
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