GPS City GuideSaratoga SpringsPure Oil Gas Station

Stop 11 of 18 · Saratoga Springs audio walking tour

Pure Oil Gas Station

Saratoga Springs · 1933 · Tudor Revival service station

What you'll hear here: about a minute on Pure Oil Gas Station — how it came to be, who it mattered to, and what to look for while you're standing in front of it.

Tudor Revival brick and Ludowici tile give the Pure Oil Service Station its look at 65 Spring Street in Saratoga Springs. Built in 1933 by the Pure Oil Co., this one‑story brick building wears its Tudor Revival identity plainly: a steeply pitched roof covered in durable Ludowici tile and a compact, almost domestic silhouette. The station is arranged in three sections, measuring 34 feet by 27 feet, with a main block that housed the office, a rear wing, and a single‑stall garage bay.

In 1978 it was moved to this spot on Spring Street after having stood for years at 522 Broadway, and that same year it earned a listing on the National Register of Historic Places. Today the old service station has been adapted for reuse as a restaurant, so the familiar form of pumps and bays has given way to a new purpose while the brickwork and tile roof remain. Notice the modest footprint, the one-story scale, and the Ludowici tile capping the steep roof from office block to garage wing.

Where it is

Coordinates
43.07917, -73.7825
Area
Saratoga Springs
Era
1933 · Tudor Revival service station
Start the Saratoga Springs tour →

Three stops free. No account needed. The audio plays itself as you walk.