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Teapot Dome Service Station
Historic teapot gas station now Zillah visitors center; one of six WA 'reinhabit' conversions. · summary, model-written
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Interstate or freeway within 600 m
This site: I-82 fhwa-hpms · all sites with thisReinhabited
This site: Zillah's visitors center record · all sites with thisCivic and government
This site: …new_use field newtypes-extraction · all sites with thisNow
| Status | Retrofit builtWikipedia no source |
|---|---|
| Strategy | ReinhabitedWikipedia no source |
| New uses | civicWikipedia no source |
| What is there now | Zillah's visitors centernewtypes-extraction reported |
Site context
| Housing permits, Yakima County (WA), 2024 | 23 units in 5+ unit buildings, 74 in 2–4, 418 single-family; 2023: 58 in 5+Census BPS |
|---|---|
| Other atlas sites nearby | 0 within 10 km, 1 within 25 kmcomputed |
| Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW) | 10,982 jobs in 691 establishments; average annual pay $42,870; employment location quotient 0.96; employment -1.2% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private |
| Jobs located in the tract, 2022 | 2,053 jobs; 89 in retail trade, 179 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 53077002201)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022 |
| Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract) | children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 47th income percentile as adults; 1.9% incarcerated at the 2010 count (1,007 children in the sample); born 1978–83, measured 2014–15Opportunity Insights |
| Food access (USDA FARA 2019, 2010 tract) | not a low-access tract at 1 mile; 60% of residents more than 1 mile from a supermarket; poverty rate 18.6%; median family income $73,371; 517 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS |
| Schools | Zillah School District (PK-12); 3 public schools within 1 mile: Hilton Elementary School; Zillah Intermediate School; Zillah Middle SchoolNCES EDGE |
| Elevation | 811 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP |
| Storm events in the county, 2016-2025 | 13 county-logged events: 11 flood, 1 dust devil, 1 thunderstorm wind; $320,000 property damage reported; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events |
| Homes for sale in ZIP 98953, 2026-09 | median list price $438,625 (+5.7% on the year); 21 active listings; median 84 days on market; 13% with a price cutRealtor.com Research |
| Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023 | 708 establishments (-1%); 10,521 jobs (+11%)Census CBP |
| Housing market in the county | typical home value $348,119 (+0% 1 yr, +13% 5 yr); typical rent $1,362/mo (+1% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research |
| Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024) | 25,933 vehicles a day on I-82 (Interstate, 4 lanes); 4,011 trucks; 16 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS |
Summary, model-written
Former gas station (built 1922, National Register-listed) retrofitted as Zillah's visitors center. Status: built. No further retrofit details in record.
Why. Historic novelty architecture (teapot-shaped) referencing Teapot Dome Scandal. Located at I-82 corridor (25,933 ADT).
Where it stands. One of six WA peer projects using 'reinhabit' strategy (all score 4.5). Zillah housing market: ZHVI $348k (2026-09, +12.8% 5yr).
For a planner
- I-82 traffic corridor
- National Register asset
- visitors center use confirmed
For a developer
- No retrofit cost data
- No current occupancy metrics
- Peer projects show WA trend but no financials
What we do not know yet
- No current visitor numbers
- No retrofit timeline
- No details on 'civic' use beyond visitors center
- Housing market change_5y null for ZORI
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History and original facts
| County | Yakima County |
|---|---|
| Census division | 9 · Pacific |
| Notes | Draft from Wikipedia, model-extracted, unreviewed: The Teapot Dome Service Station, a former gas station built in 1922 and closed in 2006, was rehabilitated and relocated by the city in 2012 to serve as Zillah's visitors center. |
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Background
The Teapot Dome Service Station is a former gas station built in the shape of a teapot located in Zillah, Washington, United States, that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. == Description == Located at 117 First Avenue, the station is an example of novelty architecture. It was intended as a reminder of the Teapot Dome Scandal that rocked the presidency of Warren G. Harding and sent Interior Secretary Albert Fall to prison for his role in leasing government oil reserves in, among other places, Teapot Dome, Wyoming. == History == The station was built in 1922 on what later became U.S. Route 12.
Excerpt from Wikipedia (authors and history), CC BY-SA 4.0. May be older than the record above.
Sources
- Teapot Dome Service Station · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Teapot Dome Service Station
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