Property Record
5730 W LINCOLN AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Cosden Oil Co. Filling Station |
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| Other Name: | SEB Motors |
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| Reference Number: | 144923 |
| Location (Address): | 5730 W LINCOLN AVE |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| City: | West Allis |
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| Year Built: | 1927 |
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| Survey Date: | 2007 |
| Historic Use: | gas station/service station |
| Architectural Style: | Colonial Revival/Georgian Revival |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | This former filling/service station consists of a side-gabled, Colonial Revival-style building and a three-bay service structure. Regarding the office, it is oriented to S. 58th Street and features a slightly projecting, gabled central bay that carries a round-arched opening with a single pane of glass. The remaining area to either side of the projection carries a single door. Located along the roof#25;s ridge is a wood-and-glass cupola, beneath which is a clock. The corners of the entire building are accented with quoining. The service bay structure is located at the north end of the parcel and is oriented to W. Lincoln Avenue. The astylistic utilitarian garage is topped with a stepped parapet, carries three overhead doors along its primary facade, as well as a single window and door along its west elevation. According to building permits, the gas station was originally built by Joseph Chepelak in 1927, at an estimated cost of $3,000. In 1930, the garage building was added to the property and, at that time, the station was known as the Cosden Oil Co. It is unclear how long the property functioned as such; however, by no later than 1970, the property was utilized by the Suburban Cab Co. Within the next nine years, the property was used for car sales (Lincoln Motors), a function it maintains today, known as SEB Motors. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Building Permit 28 July 1927. Original permit for 5730 W. Lincoln Avenue, dated 28 July 1927; permit for garage, dated 14 May 1930, est. cost at $11,000 and built by NorMac Construction; West Allis City Directory, 1932. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |