{"nrhp_refnum":"01001311","name":"Ambler's Texaco Gas Station","other_names":[],"category":"site","location":{"address":"Il 17 and Old US 66","address_restricted":false,"city":"Dwight","county":"Livingston County","state":"IL","lat":41.09412283000006,"lon":-88.44072872999999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2001-11-29","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Transportation","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A former gas station and a small icehouse at the corner of Route 17 and Old Route 66 in Dwight, Livingston County, Illinois. Jack Schore and his son Paul built the station in 1933 on land belonging to Otto Strufe.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the station is a good local example of the house with canopy gas station type, with service bays added circa 1941-1945 (Criterion C). It also reflects the commerce and transportation role of a gas station serving Route 66 travelers and Dwight residents from 1933 to 1956 (Criterion A). It is described as one of the few remaining Route 66 stations in Illinois that keeps its integrity.","narrative":"At the corner of Route 17 and Old Route 66 in Dwight, Illinois, this small gas station was built in 1933 by Jack Schore and his son Paul. It follows the house with canopy design, a domestic style meant to make travelers feel at home, with a gabled roof covering both the wood-clad office and the pump canopy. Concrete-block service bays were added around 1941 to 1945, when wartime shortages limited building materials. A wood icehouse to the north, once used to store cut ice for sale, also contributes to the site. The station was known as Vernon's Texaco, then Ambler's Texaco from 1938 to 1966, and later operated as a Marathon station. It was listed for its architecture and for its role serving Route 66 motorists and local residents between 1933 and 1956. It also served as a neighborhood gathering place, and customer charge slips remain in the office. Today it is leased as an auto repair shop.","period_of_significance":"1933-1956","architect_builder":"Schore, Jack, Builder","architectural_style":"Other: House with Canopy Gas Station","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Described as cluttered but in quite good condition, needing mostly cosmetic repairs. It is leased out and used as an auto repair shop, and the local township intends to acquire it, possibly for a Route 66 Welcome Center.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:37.708708-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/29/8913/28891329/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_IL/01001311.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/01001311/820065a634-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/01001311/820065a634-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 2.0","author":"Marcin Wichary from San Francisco, U.S.A.","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dwight_IL_-_gas_station.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Marcin Wichary from San Francisco, U.S.A.</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY 2.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dwight_IL_-_gas_station.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/28891329","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambler%27s_Texaco_Gas_Station","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3497324"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/illinois/livingston-county/amblers-texaco-gas-station-01001311/"}