{"nrhp_refnum":"78001905","name":"Pure Oil Gas Station","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"65 Spring St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Saratoga Springs","county":"Saratoga County","state":"NY","lat":43.07932805300004,"lon":-73.78209074599994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1978-10-18","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Transportation","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-story brick gasoline station in the company's \"English Cottage\" style, built in 1933 at 522 Broadway and moved in 1978 to 65 Spring Street, Saratoga Springs, New York.","why_significant":"The nomination calls it the last remaining example of its type in Saratoga County and an excellent, well-preserved example of a service station designed to project a company's image in residential neighborhoods. It also ties the building to the Pure Oil Company, formed by independent producers to challenge Standard Oil. The move was the only preservation option under a 1977 agreement because the original site was slated for a convention center.","narrative":"This small brick gas station was built in 1933 at 522 Broadway in Saratoga Springs and moved in 1978 to 65 Spring Street. Measuring 34 by 27 feet, it has an office block with a steep gabled roof, end chimneys, a bay window and a hooded entrance, plus a rear wing and a one-stall garage. Materials include solid brick walls, a tile roof in the company's \"Pure Oil Blue,\" copper gutters and hood, and wrought iron brackets. The Pure Oil Company designed the \"English Cottage\" style to make gasoline sales acceptable in residential neighborhoods and to suggest a high-quality product. The building is described as the last remaining example of its type in Saratoga County. Its original neighborhood was lost to demolition and commercial conversion, and the site was slated for a convention center. A 1977 agreement made relocation the only preservation option, and the station now sits among large Victorian homes similar to its first surroundings. The form also notes the company's origins as an independent rival to Standard Oil.","period_of_significance":"1933","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"\"English Cottage\" (eclectic tradition, as named by the Pure Oil Company)","criteria":[],"status_note":"Marked vacant on the form; condition listed as good and altered (moved in 1978 onto a new full basement).","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:39.635265-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/78001905.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/78001905/42a7d40ee4-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/78001905/42a7d40ee4-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Peter Flass","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Former_Pure_Oil_Gas_Station.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Peter Flass</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Former_Pure_Oil_Gas_Station.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"82001267","name":"East Side Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/new-york/east-side-historic-district-82001267/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75321610","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pure_Oil_Service_Station_(Saratoga_Springs,_New_York)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7261118"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/saratoga-county/pure-oil-gas-station-78001905/"}