Rock County Oil Company, Bassett, Nebraska

Those with an interest in nostalgia will enjoy seeing the Rock County Oil Company in downtown Bassett, Nebraska, even though you can't buy oil or gas here any more. The Nebraska Lied Main Street Program began in 1994 to help revitalize downtown areas of small town Nebraska and Bassett was accepted into the program in 1996. The renovation of this old Phillips 66 Station was their first project. The brick building, painted white, was built in 1927 and is currently being considered for listing on the National Register of Historic Buildings.

Bassett is the the county seat of Rock County in the sandhills of north-central Nebraska. The economy in this beautiful but sparsely populated part of the state is based primarily on cattle ranching.