The gas station was built by Frank Fiene in 1912 at the corner of 7th Avenue and 19th Street. It was moved to its present 4th Avenue location in 1921 to take advantage of the traffic off of the Lincoln Highway when it was rerouted through Belle Plaine. George W. Preston bought the station two years later for $100.[3]
The gas station is a single-story wood-frame structure. It had a canopy that extended over the gas pumps, but it was removed prior to 1965. A single-story concrete block garage was built next to the station in 1943. It features a sliding barn door on its main facade. Automobile repairs were performed in the garage before it housed Preston's memorabilia collection, which is now located in the former gas station as well. Antique advertising and highway signs cover the station and the garage. A three-unit motel was added next to the garage sometime before 1949. The gas station remained in operation until 1989.
preston, station, historic, district, nationally, recognized, historic, district, located, belle, plaine, iowa, united, states, listed, national, register, historic, places, 2020, district, composed, three, contributing, buildings, station, garage, motel, nati. The Preston s Station Historic District is a nationally recognized historic district located in Belle Plaine Iowa United States It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2020 1 The district is composed of three contributing buildings a gas station garage and motel 2 Preston s Station Historic DistrictU S National Register of Historic PlacesU S Historic districtThe station was moved to this location in 1921 Show map of IowaShow map of the United StatesLocation402 4th Ave Belle Plaine IowaCoordinates41 53 14 N 92 16 59 W 41 88722 N 92 28306 W 41 88722 92 28306Built1912 1943NRHP reference No 100005572 1 Added to NRHPSeptember 21 2020The gas station was built by Frank Fiene in 1912 at the corner of 7th Avenue and 19th Street It was moved to its present 4th Avenue location in 1921 to take advantage of the traffic off of the Lincoln Highway when it was rerouted through Belle Plaine George W Preston bought the station two years later for 100 3 The gas station is a single story wood frame structure It had a canopy that extended over the gas pumps but it was removed prior to 1965 A single story concrete block garage was built next to the station in 1943 It features a sliding barn door on its main facade Automobile repairs were performed in the garage before it housed Preston s memorabilia collection which is now located in the former gas station as well Antique advertising and highway signs cover the station and the garage A three unit motel was added next to the garage sometime before 1949 The gas station remained in operation until 1989 References edit a b National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service January 23 2007 Endangered Preston s Station Historic District Belle Plaine Preservation Iowa Archived from the original on March 6 2020 Retrieved September 28 2020 The Legacy Preston s Station Historic District Retrieved September 28 2020 nbsp This article about a building or structure in Iowa is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This article about a property in Benton County Iowa on the National Register of Historic Places is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Preston 27s Station Historic District amp oldid 1168813600, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
