Downtown in Greentown in Howard County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Hy Red Gasoline Station

1930

— 203 East Main Street —

Hy Red Gasoline Station Marker image. Click for more information.

Photographed by Trevor L Whited, September 24, 2023

1. Hy Red Gasoline Station Marker

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Inscription. Placed on the National Register of Historic Places September 1, 1983, by the United States Department of the Interior in cooperation with the Indiana Department of Natural Resources Division of Historic Preservation.

Erected 1983 by Indiana Departmenr of Natural Resources Division of Historic Preservation.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce • Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) series list.

Location. 40° 28.668′ N, 85° 57.906′ W. Marker is in Greentown, Indiana, in Howard County. It is in Downtown. It can be reached from East Main Street south of South Howard Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 203 East Main Street, Greentown IN 46936, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Indiana.

It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

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

and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Site of Ind. Tumbler and Glass Co. (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Miami Indian Village of Ma shock o mo (approx. 0.9 miles away); Howard County Veterans Memorial (approx. 7 miles away); In Commemoration of Elwood Haynes (approx. 7.1 miles away); Haynes’ Horseless Carriage (approx. 7.6 miles away); Speedking Garfield (approx. 7.6 miles away); Site of first election in Sims Township (approx. 8 miles away); Soldiers and Sailors Monument (approx. 8.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Greentown.

More about this marker. Marker is on building about five feet right of the front door.

Regarding Hy Red Gasoline Station. The Hy-Red Gasoline Station is one of a vanishing breed of roadside architecture. In its restored state, it is an excellent early example of this type of facility, the only such gas station surviving in Greentown, and one of few in the state.
In 1965 the station became

Hy Red Gasoline Station Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Trevor L Whited, September 24, 2023

2. Hy Red Gasoline Station Marker

an antique shop, followed by a coffee shop, two pizza shops, a garden nursery, and finally a Hickory Farms cheese shop. The building was empty for five or six years before being purchased and restored by the current owners.

Credits. This page was last revised on October 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 24, 2023, by Trevor L Whited of Kokomo, Indiana. This page has been viewed 216 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 24, 2023, by Trevor L Whited of Kokomo, Indiana. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.