Shell Service Station Winston-Salem, NC

The Shell Service Station in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, is a former gas station constructed in 1930 in the form of a giant yellow shell. A great example of "novelty" architecture, it has been fully restored and is now an office of Preservation North Carolina.

Quick Facts

Go Historic ID: 276879
Names: Shell Service Station
Location: Winston-Salem
Forsyth County
North Carolina
United States
North America

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Timeline

c. 1930: Construction of Shell Service Station
13 May 1976: Shell Service Station added to National Register of Historic Places

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National Register Data

Shell Service Station has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places with the following information. Note: some of this data may have become outdated since the listing date. View full NRHP data →

National Register ID: 76001322
Date Listed: 19760513
Name: Shell Service Station
Address: Sprague and Peachtree Sts., NW
City/Town: Winston-Salem
County: Forsyth
State: North Carolina
Category: building
Creators: Blume, Frank L., & Co.
Level of Significance: state
Years of Significance: c. 1930
Areas of Significance: COMMERCE; ART; INVENTION