Carlin's Amoco Station

Carlin's Amoco Station
Location1721 Williamson Rd. NE, Roanoke, Virginia
Coordinates37°17′17″N 79°56′01″W / 37.28806°N 79.93361°W / 37.28806; -79.93361
Area0.6 acres (0.24 ha)
Built1947 (1947), 1953
ArchitectTerp, George W.
Architectural styleStreamline Moderne
NRHP reference No.12000968[1]
VLR No.128-6389
Significant dates
Added to NRHPNovember 20, 2012
Designated VLRSeptember 20, 2012[2]

Carlin's Amoco Station is a historic Amoco service station located at Roanoke, Virginia. It was built about 1947, and remodeled about 1953 in the Streamline Moderne style. The one-story gas station is constructed of concrete block covered with stucco and sits on a concrete slab foundation. Also on the property is an associated repair shop constructed about 1947.[3]

Built on Williamson Road in Roanoke, the gas station was a scene of viewing muscle car drag racing and cruising by local teenagers in the post-war years between 1947 and 1962.[4]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Listings" (PDF). Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties. National Park Service. November 30, 2012.
  2. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
  3. ^ Alison S. Blanton (June 2012). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Carlin's Amoco Station" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 1, 2014. Retrieved January 21, 2014. and Accompanying six photo Archived 2014-02-01 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ . "Carlin's Amoco Station". Roanoke Times. Discover History & Heritage. February 2018. Page 91.