Shell Service Station (Winston-Salem, North Carolina)

Shell Shaped Shell Service Station
This Shell Service Station is the only one to survive today from a total of eight built in the Winston-Salem area
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LocationSprague and Peachtree Sts., NW, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Coordinates36°4′4″N 80°12′51″W / 36.06778°N 80.21417°W / 36.06778; -80.21417
Area0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built1930 (1930)
Built byBlum, Frank L.,& Co.
NRHP reference No.76001322[1]
Added to NRHPMay 13, 1976

The Shell Service Station in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, is a former filling station constructed in 1930 following a decision in the 1920s by the new local Shell distributor, Quality Oil Company, to bring brand awareness to the market in Winston-Salem. The building is an example of representational or novelty architecture and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 13, 1976. It is located in the Waughtown-Belview Historic District at the corner of Sprague and Peachtree Streets.

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

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