Kreinbring Phillips 66 Gas Station
- Also Known As: Farm Service Station
- Address: 200 Main St
Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
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Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
1934/11/00 | Phillips Petroleum Company | Affiliate | Construction begins on a Tudor Revival cottage style gas station for August Kreinbring to capitalize on the traffic brought through the town by the Lincoln Highway, one of the busiest east-west transcontinental routes in the United States. | |||
1939/06/16 | Cities Service Oil and Gas Co | Affiliate | Kreinbring leases the Phillips 66 station to his assistant, Otte, who converts it into a Cities Services station while Kreinbring takes a new position driving the Cities tank wagon. The re-opening is celebrated on June 16 and 17 with free souvenirs. | |||
1940/00/00 | Clarence Reinhardt | Architect | The Kreinbring station seems to be a variation on a plan drawn by Phillips Corporation architect and engineer Clarence Reinhardt, the Phillips Type 'M-B' Building. | |||
1949/00/00 | Hank Sanders, a local farmer, to builds a service bay. Station employees assist in the project. The expansion into services is a path pursued by both corporate and local owners attempting to increase their profit margin in an era of cheap gasoline prices. |
Particulars for Kreinbring Phillips 66 Gas Station: | |
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Area of Significance | Architecture |
Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
Sight Category | Building |
Area of Significance | Commerce |
Building Attribute | Gasoline Station |
Criteria | Historic Event |
Owner | Private |
Historic Use | Road-related |
Historic Use | Specialty Store |
Area of Significance | Transportation |
Architectural Style | Tudor Revival |
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