Midway Service Station
National Register of Historic Places

Midway Service Station

Kenna, Roosevelt County, New Mexico
Listed
January 12, 2005
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
04001479

About this property

The Midway Service Station at 38797 U.S. Highway 70 in Kenna in Roosevelt County, New Mexico, was built in 1938. It has also been known as Old Kenna Store. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. It is a former Phillips 66 gas station, and it included a drugstore and soda fountain. In 2004 there were stock pens nearby, and the population of Kenna was 14. The service station, built in 1938, consists of two buildings. The main one has a 33 feet (10 m) girder-supported canopy over gas pump islands. It has a stepped brick parapet above the canopy. As of 2004, it hosted a store area and a leased post office; the latter space was formerly the Kenna Bank & Trust Company and still includes a bank vault with a Mosler Safe Co. safe. The second structure is a car repair garage with two wood and glass roll up doors, which is set back on the property. The building was destroyed by fire on December 21, 2024.

Location

38797 US 70
Kenna, Roosevelt County, New Mexico
33.84212, -103.77245

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When was Midway Service Station listed on the National Register?

Midway Service Station was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 12, 2005.

What type of historic resource is Midway Service Station?

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

What is the period of significance for Midway Service Station?

The period of significance for Midway Service Station is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1938.

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