National Register of Historic Places

Whitehill-Gleason Motors

Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Listed
July 21, 1999
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
99000878

About this property

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). It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 22, 1999, and was granted a Pennsylvania Historical Marker on July 11, 2000. 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.

Location

5815 Baum Blvd.
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
40.45960, -79.93075

Categories

ARCHITECTURECOMMERCE
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When was Whitehill-Gleason Motors listed on the National Register?

Whitehill-Gleason Motors was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 21, 1999.

What type of historic resource is Whitehill-Gleason Motors?

Whitehill-Gleason Motors is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Whitehill-Gleason Motors is recorded as the industrial era.

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