Property Record
430 S 2ND ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | WADHAMS OIL CO. / Clinton Street Filling Station |
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| Other Name: | Harley Sprague Mobil Station |
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| Reference Number: | 16207 |
| Location (Address): | 430 S 2ND ST |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| City: | Milwaukee |
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| Year Built: | 1930 |
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| Survey Date: | 19881973 |
| Historic Use: | gas station/service station |
| Architectural Style: | Other Vernacular |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
| Architect: | ALEXANDER C. ESCHWEILER |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | One of the last pagoda-style Wadhams Oil and Grease Co. gas stations was moved from its original location at Federal Mfg. Co., 201 W. Walker St., which provided its fourth wall. The 60,000-pound pagoda, built in the 1930s, was jacked up onto a trailer for the move to its new home at 430 S. 2nd St., next to the Reed Street Station tavern. A couple of years ago Federal Mfg. Co. President Otis Cobb said he wanted to tear down the pagoda to expand his business. Cobb finally agreed he would sell the building for $1 if the buyer would move it. The red pagoda made its way around the corner for the six-block location. Written in 2019: The building was disassembled in 2002 and sat in a lot until the roof of the building was moved again to the State Fairgrounds in 2004. The remaining roof was later demolished at the State Fairgrounds and a portion of the roof is held in the collection of the Wisconsin Historical Society Museum. |
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| Bibliographic References: | PERMIT. BUILT IN MILWAUKEE, LANDSCAPE RESEARCH, P. 93. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, P. B1, 4/29/1997. See Walker's Point File. Milwaukee County Landmarks Applications. Milwaukee Journal, Feb. 11, 1973, Part Seven, Page 1. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 2/15/2000. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 1/4/2002. Attoe, Wayne and Latus, Mark, "Orient Inspires 1st Gasoline Stations," Home Section, The Milwaukee Journal, February 8, 1973. Records of ownership, Records and Research, 509 City Hall, Milwaukee. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |