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Nichol's Garage / Hardesty Station & Cabins

Route 66 (Hwy. 96), Avilla, MO
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The former Hardesty Filling Station appeared to be a private home when this photo was snapped in 2016. The filling station building apparently also served as a tavern. The gas pumps stood between the building and the road. The small white building in the background might be the old well house. Together with the garage on one side and the cabin on the other side the three buildings made a nice little business complex.

This small two unit cabin might have started life somewhere else and been moved to this location. The siding on this cabin is what is called "split log". It's used to make a building look like a log structure and is commonly used on a wood frame building.

The rubble stone two bay Nichol's Garage was built in 1930 and was used to complement the filling station and cabin next door. One of the garage doors has been boarded up and replaced by a service door and wood siding.

Photo(s): 2016