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Standard Service Station (later a DX Station)

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later a DX Station
1917. Northeast corner of Pennsylvania Ave. and Washington St.

Here, placed at an angle to the street, is a double-pier brick service station with the building and the pump area sheltered by a single low-pitched gable roof. The surrounding trees increase the suburban atmosphere of the station.

Writing Credits

Author: 
David Gebhard and Gerald Mansheim
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David Gebhard and Gerald Mansheim, "Standard Service Station (later a DX Station)", [Story City, Iowa], SAH Archipedia, eds. Gabrielle Esperdy and Karen Kingsley, Charlottesville: UVaP, 2012—, http://sah-archipedia.org/buildings/IA-01-CE410.

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