Big Pump

Big Pump
The Big Pump, originally located in Maryville, now in King City.
Location903 S. Main St., Maryville, Missouri
Coordinates40°20′7″N 94°52′23″W / 40.33528°N 94.87306°W / 40.33528; -94.87306
Arealess than one acre
Built1937 (1937)
Built byFoster, H.L. & Co.
Architectural styleArt Deco
NRHP reference No.80002384[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPSeptember 18, 1980
Removed from NRHPDecember 19, 1994

Big Pump, also known as Maryville Oil Co., was a historic service station located at Maryville, Nodaway County, Missouri. It was built in 1937, and was a 21-foot high, Art Deco style structure. It had wood framing and sheet metal siding shaped to resemble a gasoline pump of the 1937 period.[2]: 2 

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1] It was delisted in 1994 after being relocated to King City.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Thomas W. Carneal and James M. Denny (March 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Big Pump" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved January 1, 2017. (includes 9 photographs from 1979)
  3. ^ "Big Pump, area landmark, comes 'home' to King City". St. Joseph News-Times. January 28, 1995. p. 1. Retrieved August 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.