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Service Station

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1920. 322 N. Fulton St.

A fascinating example of commercial archaeology, this 1920s-era service station consists of a square-planned office bay that supports an umbrella-like, steel-famed, wood-sheathed octagonal roof canopy, which shades the surrounding paved apron.

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Author: 
Gerald Moorhead et al.
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Gerald Moorhead et al., "Service Station", [Wharton, Texas], SAH Archipedia, eds. Gabrielle Esperdy and Karen Kingsley, Charlottesville: UVaP, 2012—, http://sah-archipedia.org/buildings/TX-01-WD10.

Print Source

Cover: Buildings of Texas

Buildings of Texas: Central, South, and Gulf Coast, Gerald Moorhead and contributors. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2013, 450-450.

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