Feature 237: 125 South Main Street (in 2011)

Classification: Contributing.
Historic Name: Main Street Gas Station.
Architectural Style: Commercial.
Construction Date: 1940s.
Period 4 of Harry S Truman's Life: Attaining National Prominence, 1934-1953.
Tax Identification: 26-230-15-11.
Legal Description: Old Town, lot 63.
Description: Contributing one-story concrete block/masonry commercial building; L-shaped; concrete block exterior; large plate glass windows at angled corner entrance to offices; five large vehicle bays with multi-paned doors; paved parking area in front of vehicle bays and at the corner of the lot. It is currently [i. e., 2011] used by the Firestone Tire Company.
• Alterations: The exterior apparently was remodeled in recent years. Gasoline pumps, once located in front of the building, have been removed.
History/Significance: A dwelling (at 123 South Main – where Feature 235 was located in 2011) and a small gas and oil station at the corner (at 125) stood on this property in the mid-1920s. The present L-shaped building was probably constructed in the late 1940s as a service station.