Midway Service Station

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Midway Service Station, also known as Old Kenna Store, is a historic gas station in Kenna, Roosevelt County, New Mexico. It sits at 38797 U.S. Route 70 and was built in 1938 in the Mission/Spanish Revival style. The property covers less than an acre and is located at approximately 33.84194°N, 103.77194°W. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP reference number 04001479) and on the New Mexico State Register of Cultural Properties (NMSRCP No. 1872).

The site originally operated as a Phillips 66 gas station and also included a drugstore and soda fountain. The complex consists of two buildings: the main building, which has a 33-foot canopy over gas pump islands and a stepped brick parapet above the canopy; and a second structure, a car repair garage with two wood-and-glass roll-up doors set back from the main building.

In 2004, stock pens were nearby and Kenna’s population was about 14 people. The NRHP listing notes that the main building later housed a store and a leased post office; the post office space was formerly the Kenna Bank & Trust Company and still contains a bank vault with a Mosler Safe Co. safe.