Short Pump Shell Gas Station, 11441 West Broad Street, Short Pump, Henrico County, Virginia
Summary
Significance: The Short Pump Shell Station, built in 1938-1939, possesses the distinctive features of a type. Built in the "little bungalow" style, it exemplifies one of the most popular filling station designs of the period. Once common in small towns and rural areas, stations such as this are increasingly subject to abandonment, destruction, and alteration for alternative uses. The building's relatively high level of integrity is an important factor in the property's significance.
Survey number: HABS VA-1346
Building/structure dates: 1939 Initial Construction
Tags
Date
1939 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Alfson, Mary, transmitter
Tucher, Rob, photographer
Berg, David C, historian
Location
Short Pump, 37.65076, -77.60927
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html