National Register of Historic Places

Hughes Conoco Service Station

Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
Listed
July 4, 2011
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
11000411

About this property

The Hughes Conoco Service Station at 400 Southwest Taylor Street in Topeka, Kansas, was built in 1930 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011. It includes elements of Tudor Revival architecture and other late 19th and 20th century revival styling. Continental Oil Company Building: NRHP-listed Conoco bulk storage complex in Cheyenne, Wyoming Continental Oil Company Filling Station: NRHP-listed Conoco gas station in Kalispell, Montana Huning Highlands Conoco Service Station: NRHP-listed Conoco gas station in Albuquerque, New Mexico Jackson Conoco Service Station: NRHP-listed Conoco gas station in El Reno, Oklahoma Rainbow Conoco: NRHP-listed Conoco gas station in Shelby, Montana Spraker Service Station: NRHP-listed Conoco gas station in Vinita, Oklahoma

Location

400 SW. Taylor St.
Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
39.05684, -95.68207

Categories

ARCHITECTURECOMMERCESOCIAL HISTORY
Sources

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

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When was Hughes Conoco Service Station listed on the National Register?

Hughes Conoco Service Station was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 4, 2011.

What type of historic resource is Hughes Conoco Service Station?

Hughes Conoco Service Station is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Hughes Conoco Service Station?

The period of significance for Hughes Conoco Service Station is recorded as the industrial era.

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