Greenville Service Company - Greenville, Illinois
Posted by: gparkes
N 38° 53.610 W 089° 24.769
16S E 290743 N 4307725
This marker is located north of the courthouse square.
Waymark Code: WM75KZ
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 09/05/2009
Views: 7
Marker text states:
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, his 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.
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