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800 E Main St

Historic Name:
John's 66 Station

Other Name:
Clyman Oil Service, Sommers Outdoor Equipment & Auto Care

Reference Number:
245580

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Property Location

Location (Address)

800 E Main St

County

Jefferson

City/Village

Watertown

Township

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

Additional Comments

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.

National And State Register Of Historic Places Listings

National/State Register Listing Name

Not Listed

National Register Listing Date

State Register Listing Date

Contributing

gas station/service station Contemporary

Jefferson
County

Watertown
Community

1950-1959
Decade

National and State Register Listing

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