Property Record
17200 W CLEVELAND AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Moore Oil Company Spur Service Station |
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| Other Name: | Citgo |
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| Reference Number: | 222559 |
| Location (Address): | 17200 W CLEVELAND AVE |
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| County: | Waukesha |
| City: | New Berlin |
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| Year Built: | 1964 |
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| Survey Date: | 20122019 |
| Historic Use: | gas station/service station |
| Architectural Style: | Contemporary |
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| Wall Material: | Concrete Block |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | Write-up from the 2019 City of New Berlin Survey: Constructed of concrete block, this 1960s Contemporary-style gas and service station is topped with a low-pitched, gabled roofline. Two-thirds of the building is dedicated to the service portion of the business and features three large, overhead metal-and-glass garage doors, above which is clerestory lighting that runs immediately beneath the roofline. The northerly wall of the garage section is comprised of one large, multiple-light window opening. The building’s southerly end comprises the retail area and is set off by another low-pitched, gabled roofline. A historic Cities Service gas pump is located outside of the station, which includes a modern canopy over the gas pumps. Permit information indicates that the station was built by the Moore Oil Company in 1963-64 at an approximate cost of $35,000 and was known as the Spur Service Station. The canopy was added in 1991. Today the building serves as a Citgo station. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Historical & Architectural Resources Survey, City of New Berlin, Waukesha County, Wisconsin prepared by tes | Historical Consulting, LLC, 2019. Survey footnotes for information below: Permit dated 1 November 1963, est. cost, $35,000, contractor line appears to read Robert C. Giese; Permit file cites a date of 1991 for the canopy. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |