NRHP: Weyl Service Station
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[hide]Weyl Service Station
NRHP Reference #: 02000768
NRHP Listing Date: 20020711
Location
124 East D, Trenton, Hitchcock County, Nebraska
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Summary
Located in Trenton, the service station was constructed in 1921. The Weyl Service Station reflects the evolution of the gasoline station as the automobile gained dominance and the corresponding market for petroleum products grew. The design, form, and function of this filling station reflect the important marketing trends of the American gasoline station during the period when most gasoline was distributed from curbside pumps, a secondary service to those already offered. Borrowing many design influences from residential construction of the time, this small filling station looked tidy and neat, unlike the earlier curbside services of the community.
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