Big Pump

Big Pump
The Big Pump, originally located in Maryville, now in King City.
Big Pump is located in Missouri
Big Pump
Big Pump is located in the United States
Big Pump
Location903 S. Main St., Maryville, Missouri
Coordinates40°20′7″N 94°52′23″W / 40.33528°N 94.87306°W / 40.33528; -94.87306
Arealess than one acre
Built1937 (1937)
Built byFoster, H.L. & Co.
Architectural styleArt Deco
NRHP reference No.80002384[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPSeptember 18, 1980
Removed from NRHPDecember 19, 1994

Big Pump, also known as Maryville Oil Co., was a historic service station located at Maryville, Nodaway County, Missouri. It was built in 1937, and was a 21-foot high, Art Deco style structure. It had wood framing and sheet metal siding shaped to resemble a gasoline pump of the 1937 period.[2]: 2 

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1] It was delisted in 1994 after being relocated to King City.[3]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Thomas W. Carneal and James M. Denny (March 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Big Pump" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved January 1, 2017. (includes 9 photographs from 1979)
  3. ^ "Big Pump, area landmark, comes 'home' to King City". St. Joseph News-Times. January 28, 1995. p. 1. Retrieved August 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.