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1008 N VAN BUREN ST AKA 710 E STATE ST

Historic Name:
WADHAMS OIL CO.
Other Name:
Reference Number:
69675

Property Location

Location (Address)
1008 N VAN BUREN ST AKA 710 E STATE ST
County
Milwaukee
City/Village
Milwaukee
Township
Unincorporated community
Town
Range
Direction
Section
Quarter Section
Quarter Quarter Section

Property Features

Year Built
1925
Additions
Survey Date
1980
Architectural Style
Structural System
Wall Material
Brick
Architect
Other Buildings On Site
Demolished
No
Demolished Date
Additional Comments
PROTOTYPE OF THIS BUILDING TYPE WAS DESIGNED IN THE 1910S BY ALEXANDER C. ESCHWEILER. This structure is one of the few trademark gasoline stations of teh Wadhams Oil Company extant in the city. Its particular design is characterized by the tiled pagoda roof.
Bibliographic References
Permit.

National And State Register Of Historic Places Listings

National/State Register Listing Name
Not Listed
National Register Listing Date
State Register Listing Date
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Photographs
Hawkins Service Station

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Hawkins Service Station, located at 309 Seventh Avenue. The station has a pagoda style roof typical of stations designed between 1917 and 1930 by Alexander C. Eschweiler, architect for the Wadhams...

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Alexander C. Eschweiler, a well-known architect in Milwaukee, designed this exotic station for the Wadhams Oil and Grease Company of Milwaukee in 1926.

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