Embassy Gulf Service Station - View this location on map Notable example of 1930s gas station architecture, illustrative of efforts to produce more attractive gas stations; exemplifies oil company efforts to develop a corporate image through architecture; symbolic of the rise of the automobile and its attendant services; notable rendition of an 'artistic' gas station in the Neo-Classical style; work of Gulf Oil Corporation chief architect P.R.L. Hogner; built 1936; 1 story, freestanding temple form with gable roof, limestone facades, Tuscan columns, fan transoms. 2200 P Street, NW, Washington , DC Historical

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