[3] The owner at the time of the building's nomination to the National Register of Historic Places, Phil Becker, grew up living on Mazon Street (Illinois Route 17).

[4] The village of Dwight applied for and received a US$10,400 federal cost-share grant from the U.S. National Park Service and its Route 66 Corridor Preservation Program.

The restoration's ultimate goal was to reopen the station as a rest stop and interpretive center along the historic roadway.

[6] The combined grant and village-funded restoration included door, window, and roof repairs, along with interior and exterior repainting.

[4] Following the restoration, the station evokes the 1940s; the interior is complete with a potbelly stove, tiny Coca-Cola bottle and antique Dwight Lumber/Route 66 advertising yardsticks.

[3] The style was developed by Standard Oil of Ohio in 1916, and consisted of a small house-like building with an attached porte-cochère or canopy.

[10] The style was meant to evoke feelings of home and comfort in travelers and, in turn, to make people more at ease buying goods from the station.

[10] The one-story building has no basement and originally consisted of only the house and canopy portion, and three Texaco gas pumps.

[3] The building has a wooden, side gabled roof covered with asphalt shingles, which extends over the station's canopy.

Though its exact dates of operation are unknown, it is believed the icehouse was established by a member of Jack Schore's family during the 1930s.

[3] The building is a good example of the house and canopy style, and for its architectural and commercial significance it was nominated to the National Register of Historic Places in October 2001 and listed on November 29, 2001.

[1] Commercially, the station is most significant for the services and products it provided travelers along U.S. Route 66, including fuel, oil and automobile repairs.