Harrison in Boone County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)

Early Gas Station

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 23, 2019

1. Early Gas Station Marker

Inscription. One of the city's earliest gas stations, built in 1927 by W.H. Lewis, it was purchased in 1929 by Independent Oil (became Phillips 66). They remodeled it from a frame structure with rubblestone veneer to Tudor Revival Style. Independent owner-operators ran it: among them John Hickman 1930s-63 & Bill Johnson 1963-77. Phillips sold the building in 1974 to Wm. W. & Virginia Gregg. In 1998 Gordon & Kandy Greg Webb bought and renovated it to be Kandy's law office The original outdoor lamps of the gas station can be seen inside each bay window.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce • Roads & Vehicles. A significant historical year for this entry is 1927.

Location. 36° 13.917′ N, 93° 6.453′ W. Marker is in Harrison, Arkansas, in Boone County. It is at the intersection of West Ridge Avenue and North Main Street (Business U.S. 65), on the left when traveling west on West Ridge Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 224 West Ridge Avenue, Harrison AR 72601, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Arkansas’

Paid Advertisement

Click or scan to see
this page online

Ozark Plateau

and in Osage Territory.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Ozarks.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Early Garage (a few steps from this marker); The Hotel Seville (within shouting distance of this marker); The Harrison Daily Times (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Lyric Theater (about 400 feet away); The Old Federal Building (about 400 feet away); The Missouri & North Arkansas Railroad Office (about 400 feet away); Jack Williams (about 500 feet away); Boone County WWI Monument (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Harrison.

Early Gas Station and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 23, 2019

2. Early Gas Station and Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 21, 2020. It was originally submitted on October 29, 2019, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 468 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 29, 2019, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.