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Sayre Champlin Gas Station

126 W Main, Sayre, OK
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The Art Moderne style Sayre Champlin Gas Station was built in 1934 and included only the service bays and single door and window. That was because it was built next to a smaller service station that was located at a diagonal to the corner. When the older station was taken down in 1937 the part of the newer building with the large display window and diagonal entrance was added.

The original business in the older 1923 station was owned by the Prince Brothers but they sold it to Champlin Refining Company in 1928. The old station sold gas and the new station service bays did repairs. After 1937 the old station demolished the new one expanded to look like the other Champlin stations.

Route 66 was realigned away from Main St. in 1958 and instead continued south on 4th street and by 1967 the Champlin Station was sold and out of the automotive business.

I love these details on this building. It was placed on the NRHP in 2004.

Sadly in 2019 we noticed some broken windows a seriously deteriorating roof. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2004 so lets hope the deterioration can be stopped.

Photo(s): 2017