National Register Record for PROVINE SERVICE STATION

Historic Name: PROVINE SERVICE STATION
Current Name: LUCILLES
Address: 1/2 MILE WEST OF INTERSECTION OF HWY 58 & I-40.
City: HYDRO            County: CADDO
Section: 4           Township: 12N           Range: 13W          
Description of significance: A LANDMARK TO AFFICIANADOS OF ROUTE 66, THE PROVINVE SERVICE STATION, AKA LUCILLES, REPRESENTS AN ERA OF SMALL, INDEPENDENT SERVICE STATIONS ALONG THE ROUTE. IT FEATURES THE UNUSUAL CONFIGURATION OF HAVING THE LIVING QUARTERS SITUATED ABOVE THE SERVICE AREA. CONSTRUCTED IN 1929, THE STATION ALSO FEATURED TOURIST CABINS. LISTED IN NATIONAL REGISTER 7/17/97.

Type: BUILDING
Historic Function: SPECIALTY STORE
Current Function: SPECIALTY STORE
Area of Significance 1: ARCHITECTURE
Area of Significance 2: COMMERCE
Architectural Style: BUNGALOW/ CRAFTSMAN
Architect: UNKNOWN
Year Built: 1929            Original Site: YES
Condition: GOOD
Restricted: N
Documentation Source: ANDERS, MARY ANN, "A SURVEY OF ROUTE 66 THROUGH OKLAHOMA", 1984; HAMONS, LUCILLE, INTERVIEW, 1991; LIEBS, CHESTER, "MAIN STREET TO MIRACLE MILE: AMERICAN ROADSIDE ARCHITECTURE", 1985;
Date Prepared: MAY 31, 1992