It was built in 1937 by the Continental Oil Company (Conoco) and is notable as a well-preserved example of the automobile-oriented development that shaped the city during the mid-20th century.

[1] The service station is built in the form of a cottage, a popular design at the time, with a steeply pitched compound gable roof and a chimney.

The building has a side-gabled office section on the west side adjoining two front-gabled garage bays with wooden roll-up doors.

The easternmost garage bay was an addition built onto the original station around 1939.

In 1992, the vacant station was leased by the Albuquerque Conservation Association (TACA), which uses the building as headquarters for its preservation workshops and other activities.