The Embassy Gulf Service Station is a service station in

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, located on P Street near

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and at the entrance to the Georgetown neighborhood. Constructed in 1937, it was added to the

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in 1993.

History

The station was designed in 1936 by

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P. L. R. Hogner as part of a company drive to create buildings that looked less like gas stations and more like

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s and

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in their details, materials, and massing. The Embassy Gulf Service Station was to be Gulf Oil's 61st station within the city of Washington. Because its site was next to

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, the building's design was reviewed and modified somewhat by the Commission of Fine Arts, the

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, and the National Capital Park and Planning Commission. The final design called for a small building of grey stone similar in color to the

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opposite the station; whether or not the two buildings harmonized by design is unknown. The Embassy Gulf Service Station was listed on the

on September 30, 1993. It is still used for its original purpose; , the building serves as a repair shop and

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station.

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* {{Commons category-inline, Embassy Gulf Service Station Energy infrastructure completed in 1937 Transport infrastructure completed in 1937 1937 establishments in Washington, D.C. Buildings and structures in Dupont Circle Neoclassical architecture in Washington, D.C. Retail buildings in Washington, D.C. Transportation buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Washington, D.C. Gas stations on the National Register of Historic Places in Washington, D.C. Gulf Oil

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