The Vickers Petroleum Service Station is a historic building constructed in 1954 in Haysville, Kansas.[1][2] It was the first service station to feature a hyperbolic paraboloid form, also known as a "batwing", developed by John M. Hickman[3] and was placed on the National Register of Historic Places September 30, 2019[4]
Vickers Petroleum Service Station | |
 Vickers Petroleum Service Station | |
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| Location | 140 N Main St., Haysville, Kansas |
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| Coordinates | 37°33′55″N 97°21′08″W / 37.56528°N 97.35222°W |
| Built | 1954 |
| NRHP reference No. | 100004455 |
| Added to NRHP | September 30, 2019 |
Haysville's Chamber of Commerce has used the building as an office since the interior was remodeled in 2007.[5]
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References edit
- ^ "Historic Vickers Petroleum Service Station". concept3.
- ^ "NRHP form" (PDF). www.kshs.org. September 30, 2019. Retrieved 2020-10-11.
- ^ "Vickers Station, designed by Century II architect, added to Kansas historic register". Kansas. August 13, 2019. Retrieved October 11, 2020.
- ^ "Weekly List 20191004 - National Register of Historic Places (U.S. National Park Service)". www.nps.gov.
- ^ "Haysville's Vickers Petroleum service station added to historic register". August 12, 2019.