Weaver's Antique Service Station

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Weaver's Garage along U.S. 50, in 2005
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Location U.S. Route 50, Burlington, West Virginia
Coordinates 39°20′15″N78°55′08″W / 39.33761°N 78.91895°W / 39.33761; -78.91895
Architectural styleVernacular
Part of Burlington Historic District (ID92001660 [1] )
Designated CPDecember 7, 1992

Weaver's Antique Service Station is a gas station built in c.1930, [2] which is restored and still evocative of the 1930s, located in Burlington, West Virginia on Northwestern Turnpike (also known as U.S. Route 50), near its intersection with Patterson Creek Road.

It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as a contributing building within the Burlington Historic District. It is a vernacular wood-frame building, with stucco plaster over 1/8 inch wire mesh. A wood outbuilding, built c.1900, is included in the property, which in 1992 served as a museum of local historical artifacts. It is located on the south side of U.S. Route 50. [2]

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References

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  2. 1 2 Beth Ann Spyrison (May 1992). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Burlington Historic District" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved December 26, 2018.