Property Record
401 MAIN ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | TEXACO FILLING STATION |
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| Other Name: | GENERAL STORE |
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| Reference Number: | 8257 |
| Location (Address): | 401 MAIN ST |
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| County: | Waukesha |
| City: | Mukwonago (village) |
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| Year Built: | 1925 |
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| Survey Date: | 2001 |
| Historic Use: | gas station/service station |
| Architectural Style: | Front Gabled |
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| Wall Material: | Clapboard |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | CANOPY EXTENDS OVER DRIVEWAY. Concrete foundation. Pair of metal poles support the overhanging, gabled roof. Small gabled wing extends from rear of main block. Interior is divided into a central open space and two restrooms. Likely built in 1920s or 1930s and was affiliated with Texaco Oil Company. Believed to have been owned by Abe Weinberg. Used as gas station until 1955 when it became an ice cream parlor. |
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| Bibliographic References: |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |