422 E. Broadway - Bartles Maguire Gas Station
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 stations. It can be viewed at
http://www.wisconsinstories.org/fillerup/
The building at 422 E. Broadway was built in 1929 and was known as
Wally’s Service Station from the 1940’s until 1967. Then, it was a
fruit stand until 1997. The most recent tenants were used car
dealers. The 1939 service bay was designed to match the 1929 “house”
portion of the structure. Because there were two identical gas
stations built by the Bartles-Maguire company in Waukesha, this is
believed to be their signature style station in this area. The other
one is demolished and no other buildings of this signature style are
known to exist. It was designated a local landmark by the City of
Waukesha in July 2010.
nomination
Wally - Owner of Wally's Service Station
1940 - 1967
Dates of photographs - unknown
Photographs of Wally courtesy of Wally Dibben's family
Wally's Service Station 1940 - 1967
Date of photograph - unknown