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Within Local District?: No

Local Dist Contrib/Non-Contrib?:

Local Landmark?: Yes

Year: 1985

Local Landmark Eligible?:

Criteria: A7

NR District Contrib/Non-Contrib:

Within District?: No

NR Landmark?: No

Year:

NR Eligible?: No

Criteria:

Alternate Address?:

Category: Commercial

Condition: Poor

Integrity: Good

Current Use: Commercial

Historic Use: Commercial

Secondary Structure:

NR Second:

Architectural Classification: Tudor Revival

Details: Wood details and trim.

Construction Year: 1938

Other Year: 1959

Date source: Landmark nomination

Wall Material (Current): Brick

Wall Material 2 (Current): Brick

Plan: Rectangular

No of Stories: 1

Roof Type: Side Gabled

Roof Material: Wood Shingles

Foundation: Undetermined

Porch:

Window Material: Wood

Window Material 2:

Window Type: Casement

Window Configuration:

Significance:

Historic Features: Gable over garage and front entrance; wood boards in gable apexes; chimney stack on east elevation; small dormer in secondary garage opening.

Alterations:

Old Address (city dir.year):

Building Moved?:

Moved From:

Original Owner: Fred Breitling (Pure Oil Station)

Original Architect: J. J. Jrusen & C.H. Teulsch

Architect Source: BP#22044, 1938.03.12

Builder:

Surveyor: Ian

Surveyor Organization: Lakota

Survey Date:

Survey Area:

Current Address: 2949 Central Street

Old Address:

Date of Construction:

Moving Permit #:

Date Moved:

Building Permit #: BP#22044

Date: 1938.03.12

Building Permit Description: BP#22044, 1938.03.12, 1-sty brick gasoline and fuel oil station 46'Wx34'Lx25'H $8,000. owner Fred Breitling, archt J.J. Jrusen & C.H. Teulsch

Cost: $8,000.00

Original Owner Occupied?:

Exterior Alteration Permits: BP#34214, 1959.06.29, 1-sty masonry addtn to exist Pure Oil Service Station 42'Wx30'-8"L $12,000. owner Pure Oil Co., mason/carptr Storgaard Const.

Other Permit Information:

COA Info:

Historic Info: Evanston Landmark. Statement of Significance: "An excellent and very rare survivor of an important phase in the design of service stations which traditionally have attempted to reflect the dominant popular styles of the moments in which they were built, this one presents itself as a village cottage..."

Other Sources: Evanston History Center Building Files

Historic Info Compiler:

Volunteer: D.Euer