Shell Station - Greenville, IL
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member YoSam.
N 38° 53.612 W 089° 24.755
16S E 290764 N 4307728
Designed to draw service along the National Road. Today, it serves as an office for an insurance salesman.
Waymark Code: WMNREZ
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 04/25/2015
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Team Farkle 7
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Marker Erected by: Greenville Historic Group
County of Station: Bond County
Location of Station: 2nd St. & Oak St., Greenville

Marker Text:

* GREENVILLE SERVICE CO. *
This property sold by the George V. Weise family, on the condition a filling station was to be built. Constructed in 1922, this Shell gasoline station was Greenville Service Co's. expansion into the retail service market. Designed to serve traffic on the National Trail, the front canopy was partially enclosed with ornate brick and stucco columns styled in the popular Art Deco Theme of that period.

Address of the station:
2nd St.
@ Oak St. & Beaumont St. (Old US 40)
Greenville, IL USA
62246

Type of Gas Station: Vintage
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