Sayre Champlin Service Station

Sayre Champlin Service Station
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	126 West Main, Sayre, Oklahoma
Coordinates	35°17′27″N 99°38′27″W / 35.29083°N 99.64083°WCoordinates: 35°17′27″N 99°38′27″W / 35.29083°N 99.64083°W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1934
Architectural style	Moderne
MPS	Route 66 and Associated Resources in Oklahoma AD MPS
NRHP Reference #	04000130[1]
Added to NRHP	March 3, 2004

The Sayre Champlin Service Station is a historic service station located on old U.S. Route 66 in Sayre, Oklahoma. The station, an affiliate of the Champlin Refining Company, was built in 1934; it replaced an older station which predated Route 66. Its main building has a Streamline Moderne design which features oval pilasters and horizontal sections, plate glass and multi-light windows, and a contrasting color scheme. The station provided both gasoline and automobile services to Route 66 travelers; in addition, the large tanker trucks used to supply the station's gasoline contributed to the highway's traffic. After Interstate 40 bypassed Route 66 in 1958, business at the station declined, and it closed permanently in 1967.^[2]

The station was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 3, 2004.^[1]

References

1. National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. Cassity, Michael (December 6, 2003). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Sayre Champlin Service Station" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved April 21, 2014. Accompanied by photos.