Whitehill-Gleason Motors
Whitehill-Gleason Motors | |
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| Location | 5815 Baum Boulevard (East Liberty), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA |
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| Coordinates | 40°27′35″N 79°55′49″W / 40.45972°N 79.93028°W |
| Built | circa 1920s on the site of the first Drive-In Filling Station (1913) |
| Architect | Maximilian Nirdlinger |
| Architectural style | Early Commercial, Art Deco |
| NRHP reference No. | 99000878[1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | July 22, 1999[1] |
| Designated PAHMDB | July 11, 2000[2] |
Whitehill-Gleason Motors at 5815 Baum Boulevard in the East Liberty neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was built in the 1920s on the site of the first drive-in filling station in the United States (1913).[3][4][5]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 22, 1999,[1] and was granted a Pennsylvania Historical Marker on July 11, 2000.[6]
History
[edit]In December 1913, the Gulf Refining Company opened its first drive-in facility, where motorists could purchase gasoline and oil and lubricant maintenance services for their automobiles, as well as road maps. Located on Pittsburgh's Baum Boulevard in the same neighborhood where multiple automobile dealerships were located, the station also offered free air and water and became so successful that additional drive-in filling stations were opened by Gulf and other gasoline retail companies nationwide.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "PHMC Historical Markers Search". Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on March 21, 2016. Retrieved August 5, 2011.
- ^ "First Drive-In Filling Station Historical Marker." Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, July 11, 2000.
- ^ Grata, Joe. "Gas 'er up: Historical marker to denote birthplace of filling station." Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, July 12, 2000, p. 19 (subscription required).
- ^ Charles Uhl (February 1999). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania SP Whitehill--Gleason Motors. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved December 8, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)
- ^ "First Drive-In Filling Station Historical Marker," Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.
- ^ "First Drive-In Filling Station Historical Marker," Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.
- Commercial buildings completed in the 20th century
- Buildings and structures in Pittsburgh
- Transportation buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
- Art Deco architecture in Pennsylvania
- History of Pittsburgh
- Retail buildings in Pennsylvania
- Gas stations on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
- National Register of Historic Places in Pittsburgh
- 1920s establishments in Pennsylvania