Wolters Filling Station

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Wolters Filling Station
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Location1229 Washington St.
Davenport, Iowa
Coordinates 41°31′57″N90°35′45″W / 41.53250°N 90.59583°W / 41.53250; -90.59583
Arealess than one acre
Built1930
Architectural style English Cottage
MPS Davenport MRA
NRHP reference No. 84001595 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 27, 1984

Wolters Filling Station is a historic building located in the West End of Davenport, Iowa, United States. Alfred Wolters built this building to house his filling station in 1930. [2] His son, Dick Wolters, took over the business and operated it as a Standard franchise. The gas pumps were eventually removed and it has been used for other commercial enterprises, including a hair salon.

The station was built in an English Cottage style. It features polychrome brick, metal casement windows, a stone-arched doorway, half-timbered gables, and rustic posts and bracings on the drive-thru. The domestic character of the building was typical for filling stations built in the same era. [2] The filling station was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. 1 2 Martha Bowers; Marlys Svendsen. "Wolters Filling Station". National Park Service . Retrieved October 30, 2014. with photo