{"nrhp_refnum":"86002047","name":"Pure Oil Service Station","other_names":["White's Service Station &amp","Muffler Shop"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Howell St. at Jackson St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Hartwell","county":"Hart County","state":"GA","lat":34.35296067200005,"lon":-82.93391652699995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1986-09-11","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Transportation","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-story brick service station at the corner of Howell and Jackson Streets in Hartwell, Hart County, Georgia, built about 1932 to a Pure Oil Company design by the affiliated Wofford Oil Company.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is an example of standardized national service station design applied in a small community, drawing on English Tudor-style residential forms so it would blend into neighborhoods. It also marks the arrival of widespread automobile use in the 1920s and 1930s, and is the only historic building in Hartwell directly associated with the automobile.","narrative":"Built around 1932 at the corner of Howell and Jackson Streets in Hartwell, Georgia, this brick service station follows a standardized design used by the Pure Oil Company and its affiliates. It was constructed by the Wofford Oil Company, known locally as Woco Pep, on land where the Craft house had stood; that house was moved to the rear of the lot. Steeply pitched gable roofs cover the office, the service bays and the portico over the fuel island, which rests on bracketed wooden posts and brick piers. Inside, the original pressed tin ceiling, concrete floors and Craftsman-inspired door surrounds survive. The design borrowed from English Tudor residential architecture so that a commercial building would fit into neighborhood settings. The station is significant for its architecture and for its link to the growth of automobile use in the 1920s and 1930s. It is the only historic building in Hartwell tied directly to the automobile. It remains in operation, with a service bay and supply room added in the 1970s.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Pure Oil Company design; built by Wofford Oil Company (Woco Pep)","architectural_style":"Pure Oil standardized design derived from English Tudor style, with Craftsman-inspired interior details","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Still operating as a service station and muffler shop; additions from the 1970s include a service bay and supply room.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:43.093031-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/86002047.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/86002047/6cc3b8d7f0-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/86002047/6cc3b8d7f0-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Upstateherd","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pure_Oil_Service_Station_-_Hartwell,_GA.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Upstateherd</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pure_Oil_Service_Station_-_Hartwell,_GA.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"86002019","name":"Hartwell Commercial Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/georgia/hartwell-commercial-historic-district-86002019/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93206274","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pure_Oil_Service_Station_(Hartwell,_Georgia)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q55757529"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/hart-county/pure-oil-service-station-86002047/"}