Middletown in Jefferson County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Middletown's First Gas Station

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 28, 2020

1. Middletown's First Gas Station Marker

Inscription. Built in the late 1920's by J.W. Quesenberry, and later owned by Howard Wilson, the gas station sold Aetna Oil Company products. In 1936 the construction of U.S. 60 diverted automobile traffic and led to the end of the building's use as a gas station. The building, once home to Ted Wright's dry cleaning office and Howard Wade's and Bob Adam's taxi-cab stand was donated to Middletown by the Middletown Medical Center in 1996. With the help of a federal grant-in-aid through the State of Kentucky, the Middletown Historic Commission restored the once severely deteriorated gas station.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Roads & Vehicles.

Location. 38° 14.688′ N, 85° 32.489′ W. Marker is in Middletown, Kentucky, in Jefferson County. It is at the intersection of Main Street and Harrison Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 11602 Main Street, Louisville KY 40243, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Louisville Area.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Ohio River Valley.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Benjamin Head House (a few steps from this marker); Jefferson Marders Building (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Arterburn House (about 400 feet away); Bank of Middletown

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(about 500 feet away); Milestone / Old Public Well (about 500 feet away); Middletown Methodist Church (about 600 feet away); Middletown Inn (about 600 feet away); Lawrence Winchester Wetherby / Gov. Lawrence W. Wetherby (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Middletown.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 28, 2020

2. Middletown's First Gas Station Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 5, 2020. It was originally submitted on December 5, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 781 times since then and 48 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 5, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.