Windmill Quaker State
Windmill Quaker State | |
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Location | 800 Murdoch Ave., Parkersburg, West Virginia |
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Coordinates | 39°16′11″N 81°33′31″W / 39.26972°N 81.55861°WCoordinates: 39°16′11″N 81°33′31″W / 39.26972°N 81.55861°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1928 |
Architect | Glen Reynolds; George Nichols |
MPS | Downtown Parkersburg MRA |
NRHP Reference # | 82001795[1] |
Added to NRHP | October 8, 1982 |
Windmill Quaker State is a historic service station located at Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia. It was built in 1928 by the Quaker State Corporation, and is an example of an architectural folly. It is a roughcast stucco building with a windmill atop the gable roof.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]
References
- 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ Eliza Smith, Christina Mann (December 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Windmill Quaker State" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-09-10.
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