Beam's Shell Service Station and Office, (Former)

117 N. Mountain St., Cherryville, North Carolina. County/parish: Gaston.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places October 17, 1997. NRIS 97001221.

1 contributing building. 1 contributing structure. 2 contributing objects.

Also known as:

  • C. Grier Beam Truck Museum

From Wikipedia:

Beam's Shell Service Station and Office

Beam's Shell Service Station and Office, also known as C. Grier Beam Truck Museum, is a historic service station located at 117 N. Mountain St. in Cherryville, Gaston County, North Carolina. It was built about 1930 by the Shell Oil Company, and is a one-story, rectangular Mission/spanish Revival style building. Associated with the service station are the original pump island and gasoline pumps. The building features a brick water table and brick trim on a stuccoed construction.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47720383