Property Record
8113 W NATIONAL AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Black Eagle Oil Company Service Station |
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| Reference Number: | 9263 |
| Location (Address): | 8113 W NATIONAL AVE |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| City: | West Allis |
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| Year Built: | 1929 |
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| Survey Date: | 200719802017 |
| Historic Use: | gas station/service station |
| Architectural Style: | Spanish/Mediterranean Styles |
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| Wall Material: | Stucco |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | ROUND ARCHED WINDOWS AND DOOR. The Black Eagle Oil Co. operated this gas station from 1929 through 1952 when it was purchased by Phillips Petroleum. 2017 survey information: Sheathed with stucco and exhibiting modest Spanish Colonial Revival styling, this one-story service station is comprised of an office wing and a three-bay, service wing, both of which were constructed at the same time. Round-arched windows define the office wing along its entrance elevation, while red barrel tile covers a pent that tops the three garage bays. This service station was originally built in 1929 for the Black Eagle Oil Company, which had established itself in Milwaukee just two years prior. In 1952, the station, along with nine other Black Eagle stations, was sold to the Phillips Petroleum Company. The station was, thereafter, owned by the Phillips company, during which time it was operated by at least two different proprietors, the last of whom was Joe Schmid, Jr. (from circa 1955 to 1971). In 1972, the building was sold to Melbourne Adams, who operated a glass and carpentry repair shop from the building. Adams continues to own the building. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Original permit for 8113 W. National Avenue, 9 May 1929, est. cost $8,000; Black Eagle Oil Company to Phillips Petroleum Company, Warranty Deed, signed 18 November 1952 and recorded 10 December 1952, Book 3097/Page 504, Document #3162994, On file at the Register of Deeds, Milwaukee County Courthouse, Milwaukee, WI; Phillips Petroleum Company to Melbourne and Ann Adams, Warranty Deed, signed and recorded 22 June 1972, 659/1546, #4684325; West Allis City Directory, 1932-1972 (various dates reviewed). |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |