Live in a former petrol station for $800k

A 1960s service station in the US has been given a new life as a quirky home. 

Once, people would have pulled up here to fill up their cars and buy snacks for the road. 

But today, the boxy midcentury building in rural Arkansas is someone’s house. 

A traditional timber kitchen stands where the shop counter would once have been. 

Tucked into one corner is a blue-tiled bathroom that is much cleaner than what you’re likely to find at your local servo.

Traces of the building’s history are clearly visible throughout the home. 

In the living room, raw concrete floors, metal pipes and a rusted tin ceiling give the space an industrial feel. 

“Here is your unique chance to own your own antique, completely remodelled and liveable, midcentury Conoco service station,” the listing reads. 

The advertisement suggests a wide variety of potential uses: a man cave, Airbnb, hobby space, or “loft style artist studio”. 

There is also the possibility of building a new home elsewhere on the three-acre rural block.

The listing makes no mention of whether there are any lingering petrochemical aromas on the site. 

Nor does it share whether cars continue to pull up in the hopes of finding a petrol pump. 

The property is on the market for $US525,000 ($803,000). 

It’s not the only oddball conversion to hit the market as a one-of-a-kind home. 

In Melbourne, an old chocolate factory where Freddo Frogs were invented has been transformed into apartments. 

A two-bedroom apartment in the complex will set you back over $895,000. 

Further afield in the UK, a set of public toilets was transformed into a seaside holiday home. 

Even a Cold War nuclear bunker was advertised as a “one off” home. It went to auction earlier this year with a guide price of over $1.3 million.