The Standard Oil Company Filling Station at 638 College St. in Bowling Green, Kentucky was built in 1921 by

Standard Oil of Kentucky Kyso (officially the Standard Oil Company of Kentucky) was an oil company, gasoline distributor, and direct descendant of Standard Oil that operated in the southeastern United States from 1886 until it was acquired by Standard Oil of California (t ...

. It was listed on the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...

in 2010. It was operated as a

filling station A filling station, also known as a gas station () or petrol station (), is a facility that sells fuel and engine lubricants for motor vehicles. The most common fuels sold in the 2010s were gasoline (or petrol) and diesel fuel. Gasoli ...

until 1956. The station was renovated and reopened as public restrooms for the adjacent Circus Square Park in 2009. The renovation included having reproduction Red Crown Gasoline globes made, funded by the Landmark Association.

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Gas stations on the National Register of Historic Places in Kentucky National Register of Historic Places in Bowling Green, Kentucky Buildings designated early commercial in the National Register of Historic Places Commercial buildings completed in 1921 Transportation in Warren County, Kentucky 1921 establishments in Kentucky Restrooms in the United States Standard Oil {{WarrenCountyKY-NRHP-stub

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