Wolters Filling Station

Wolters Filling Station
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	1229 Washington St. Davenport, Iowa
Coordinates	41°31′57″N 90°35′45″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1930
Architectural style	English Cottage
MPS	Davenport MRA
NRHP reference No.	84001595[1]
Added to NRHP	July 27, 1984

Wolters Filling Station is a historic building located in the West End of Davenport, Iowa, United States. Alfred Wolters built this building to house his filling station in 1930.^[2] His son, Dick Wolters, took over the business and operated it as a Standard franchise. The gas pumps were eventually removed and it has been used for other commercial enterprises, including a hair salon.

The station was built in an English Cottage style. It features polychrome brick, metal casement windows, a stone-arched doorway, half-timbered gables, and rustic posts and bracings on the drive-thru. The domestic character of the building was typical for filling stations built in the same era.^[2] The filling station was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.^[1]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. Martha Bowers; Marlys Svendsen. "Wolters Filling Station". National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-10-30. with photo