Oliver's Restaurant and Texaco Station


Known Name(s)

Oliver's Restaurant and Texaco Station

Address

Hiway 17 Jamaica, VA

Establishment Type(s)

Motel, Restaurant, Gas Station

Physical Status

Extant

Description

Oliver's is a one-story, five-bay concrete block structure clad in vinyl siding. The roof has been remodeled and is currently a front gable clad in asphalt shingles. A 1962 photo in the Green Book shows the building before the roof modification and before the addition of vinyl siding. VCRIS #059-5425. Courtesy Fairfield Foundation.

Detailed History

According to an advertisement in the 1962 Green Book, Oliver's was open 24 hours. It served as a restaurant, Texaco Station, and motel. 

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