Threatt Filling Station

The Threatt Filling Station, at the southwestern corner of the former U.S. Route 66 and Pottawatomi Rd. about 3 miles (4.8 km) east of Luther, Oklahoma (which is about 20 miles (32 km) east of Oklahoma), is a filling station built around 1915. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.[1]

Threatt Filling Station
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Nearest city	Luther, Oklahoma
Coordinates	35°39′59″N 97°08′28″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	c.1915
Built by	Threatt, Allen
Architectural style	Bungalow/craftsman
MPS	Route 66 in Oklahoma MPS
NRHP reference No.	95000038[1]
Added to NRHP	February 23, 1995

It is "an example of a 'house' type of station, designed in the Bungalow/Craftsman style of architecture."[2]

Its original c.1915 gas pumps had glass globes on top so that the amount of gasoline to be dispensed could be determined, but those were replaced by two c.1940 pumps.[2]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
2. Maryjo Meacham; Brenda Peck; Lisa Bradley; Susan Roth (May 31, 1992). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Threatt Filling Station". National Park Service. Retrieved July 20, 2018. With accompanying two photos from 1991