Big Pump | |
Formerly listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
 The Big Pump, originally located in Maryville, now in King City. | |
| Location | 903 S. Main St., Maryville, Missouri |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 40°20′7″N 94°52′23″W / 40.33528°N 94.87306°W / 40.33528; -94.87306 |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1937 (1937) |
| Built by | Foster, H.L. & Co. |
| Architectural style | Art Deco |
| NRHP reference No. | 800023841 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | September 18, 1980 |
| Removed from NRHP | December 19, 1994 |
Big Pump, also known as Maryville Oil Co., was a historic service station located at Maryville, Nodaway County, Missouri. It was built in 1937, and was a 21-foot high, Art Deco style structure. It had wood framing and sheet metal siding shaped to resemble a gasoline pump of the 1937 period.2: 2
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.1 It was delisted in 1994 after being relocated to King City.3
References
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- Thomas W. Carneal and James M. Denny (March 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Big Pump" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved January 1, 2017. (includes 9 photographs from 1979)
- "Big Pump, area landmark, comes 'home' to King City". St. Joseph News-Times. January 28, 1995. p. 1. Retrieved August 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.