800 E Main St | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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800 E Main St

Architecture and History Inventory
800 E Main St | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:John's 66 Station
Other Name:Clyman Oil Service, Sommers Outdoor Equipment & Auto Care
Contributing:
Reference Number:245580
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):800 E Main St
County:Jefferson
City:Watertown
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
Town:8
Range:15
Direction:E
Section:4
Quarter Section:NE
Quarter/Quarter Section:NE
PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1959
Additions:
Survey Date:2023
Historic Use:gas station/service station
Architectural Style:Contemporary
Structural System:
Wall Material:Concrete Block
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
National Register Listing Date:
State Register Listing Date:
NOTES
Additional Information:2023: This one-story, Contemporary style commercial building was constructed as a gas station in 1959 by the Clyman Oil Company. The building is constructed of concrete block and has a rectangular footprint consisting of two flat roof sections, one slightly taller than the other. The shorter of the two sections has widely overhanging eaves and contains the main entrance adjacent to a canted, corner, plate glass window. The taller section contains two garage service stalls with modern, overhead rolling doors. There is signage across the frieze, including one reading “Sommers Outdoor Equipment & Auto Care.” The building was originally operated as John’s 66 Station, a full-service filling station and auto repair shop. It was renamed multiple times, becoming Clyman Oil Service in 1972. Acting manager Dean Elske began to repair small-engine equipment shortly after. In 1986, the pumps were shut off and the building became solely a repair shop.
Bibliographic References:“Clyman Oil Company, John’s 66 Station,” Articles, Watertown Historical Society, accessed February 14, 2023, http://www.watertownhistory.org/Articles/Miscellaneous041.htm.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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