Landmark History

Bartles-Maguire Gas Station

Posted on Apr 14, 2011

Razed in 2011 The Bartles-Maguire gas station at 422 E. Broadway in Waukesha is a “house” style gas station and is eligible for the National Register of Historic Places. The “house” style gas stations were built in the 1920’s and were designed to blend into residential neighborhoods. The nomination papers for the National Register list three other “house” style gas stations in Waukesha County. Two of these have been demolished and the third has an inappropriate addition on it. Therefore, this is believed to be the last intact “house” style gas station in Waukesha County. Jim Draeger at the State Historical Society did a documentary on old gas...

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