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Wolters Filling Station

Coordinates: 41°31′57″N 90°35′45″W / 41.53250°N 90.59583°W / 41.53250; -90.59583
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Wolters Filling Station
Wolters Filling Station is located in Iowa
Wolters Filling Station
Wolters Filling Station is located in the United States
Wolters Filling Station
Location1229 Washington St.
Davenport, Iowa
Coordinates41°31′57″N 90°35′45″W / 41.53250°N 90.59583°W / 41.53250; -90.59583
Arealess than one acre
Built1930
Architectural styleEnglish Cottage
MPSDavenport 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

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ a b Martha Bowers; Marlys Svendsen. "Wolters Filling Station". National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-10-30. with photo