America’s Historic Roads
Puzzle 79 · Building and Remembering the Network · Page 109 in print
Roadside Architecture Surveys
A 2018 Route 66 grant supported a historic structures report for the Threatt Filling Station in Oklahoma. Its planned work combined building history, a condition assessment, measured drawings, and a preservation plan.
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Allen Threatt
Founder named in the station’s architectural history.
Data Sheets
Structured records describing a documented property.
Digital Maps
Mapped records linking historic resources to locations.
Elevations
Drawings showing upright views of a building.
Field Notes
Recorded measurements and observations from survey work.
Floor Plans
Drawings recording interior arrangements.
Inventory
Organized record of historic resources.
Luther
Oklahoma community associated with the surveyed station.
Mylar
Archival drawing material named in documentation guidance.
Negatives
Photographic originals used for archival documentation.
Photographs
Images recording conditions and features of a property.
Rest Stops
Roadside stopping sites included in the survey.
Roadbeds
Historic road foundations or alignments recorded in the survey.
Sections
Cut-through drawings showing internal relationships.
Site Plan
Drawing locating a structure in its surroundings.
Sources
- Route 66: 2018 Cost-Share Grants AnnouncedNational Park Service
- SOI Standards & Guidelines for Documentation - Heritage Documentation ProgramsNational Park Service
- Interpretation of Route 66 in OklahomaNational Park Service; paper by Scott Sundermeyer (ODOT) and Chad Moffett (Mead & Hunt)