Big Pump Explained

Big Pump
Coordinates:40.3353°N -94.8731°W
Builder:Foster, H.L. & Co.
Architecture:Art Deco
Added:September 18, 1980
Delisted:December 19, 1994
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:80002384

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.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. It was delisted in 1994 after being relocated to King City.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Big Pump . 2017-01-01. Thomas W. Carneal and James M. Denny. PDF. March 1980. Missouri Department of Natural Resources. (includes 9 photographs from 1979)
  2. News: Big Pump, area landmark, comes 'home' to King City . . January 28, 1995 . 1 . . August 4, 2022.