Roy T. Herman's Garage and Service Station

Roy T. Herman's Garage and Service Station, located in Thoreau, New Mexico on the former U.S. Route 66, what is now New Mexico State Road 122, about 150 yards west of an exit from Interstate 40, was built in 1935. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.[1]

Roy T. Herman's Garage and Service Station
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
N.M. State Register of Cultural Properties
Herman's Station in 2017
Roy T. Herman's Garage and Service Station Roy T. Herman's Garage and Service Station
Location	NM 122, 150 yds. W of I-40 exit, Thoreau, New Mexico
Coordinates	35°23′50″N 108°13′27″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1935
MPS	Route 66 through New Mexico MPS
NRHP reference No.	93001212[1]
NMSRCP No.	1579
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	November 22, 1993
Designated NMSRCP	September 17, 1993

It was built as a Standard Oil Company station on Route 66 in Grants, New Mexico in 1935. It was moved to Thoreau in 1937, where it was the first business on a new stretch of new alignment of the highway, and it served as a filling station until 1963, then moved 200 yards along the highway to serve as a car repair garage.[2]

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in McKinley County, New Mexico

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
2. David J. Kammer (August 1993). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Herman's, Roy T., Garage and Service Station". National Park Service. Retrieved July 20, 2018. With accompanying photo