About The Building

Constructed in 1925, this small gasoline station is located in the high plains town of New Raymer in northeastern Weld County. It is situated at the historic commercial intersection of Centre Avenue and Brock Street, one block north of Colorado State Highway 14. The building is surrounded by public streets, commercial buildings, residences and vacant lots. The station is notable for its early twentieth century design as a gasoline station consisting of an enclosed room with a projecting open canopy that provides shelter for a drive-through fueling lane. Also of note is its false front, a characteristic of other commercial buildings of similar age constructed in New Raymer. Although it has deteriorated somewhat following several decades of lack of use and maintenance, the building retains a high level of architectural integrity and conveys much to the present-day observer about its early twentieth century design and construction. (Information from the National Register of Historic Places Registration Form written by Ron Sladek.)