Property Record
28407 N LAKE DR
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Wadham's Tower Garage |
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| Other Name: | Grebe's Tower Garage |
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| Reference Number: | 10577 |
| Location (Address): | 28407 N LAKE DR |
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| County: | Racine |
| City: | |
| Township/Village: | Waterford |
| Unincorporated Community: | |
| Town: | 4 |
| Range: | 19 |
| Direction: | E |
| Section: | 12 |
| Quarter Section: | NW |
| Quarter/Quarter Section: | NE |
| Year Built: | 1934 |
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| Additions: | |
| Survey Date: | 1975 |
| Historic Use: | gas station/service station |
| Architectural Style: | English Revival Styles |
| Structural System: | |
| Wall Material: | Brick |
| Architect: | Hugo Haeuser |
| Other Buildings On Site: | |
| Demolished?: | No |
| Demolished Date: |
| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | A 'site file' exists for this property. It contains additional information such as correspondence, newspaper clippings, or historical information. It is a public record and may be viewed in person at the Wisconsin Historical Society, State Historic Preservation Office. STICKWORK IN GABLES. CLOCK ON TOWER. PEAKED ARCH WINDOWS. Historical/Architectural Survey: Heritage Research Ltd., 2005 Built in 1934 by Fred Schmidt and designed by Hugo C. Haeuser, this gas/service station was originally affiliated with the Wadhams Oil Company. In 1946, Schmidt's son-in-law, Melvin Grebe took over the station and, by the 1950s, it was associated with the Mobil Gas Company. Grebe added a trucking and excavating operation to the family business. The station currently operates under Fred's grandchildren, Mark and Dona Grebe, under the Hometown Oil Company name, along with a convenience shop. |
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| Bibliographic References: | . |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |