Henry W. Klotz Sr.
Henry W. Klotz Sr. (1905–1984) was the proprietor of a house and a service station on First Street, Russell, Arkansas, that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Arkansas.
Klotz worked as a mechanic for the White Way Service Station, which supplied White Rose gasoline, from which its name derived. When the station was demolished Klotz built Henry’s Garage beside his home.[1] He also participated in the family ice delivery business that supplied the town and outlying areas until electricity distribution arrived in 1949.[1]
Klotz was married to Marie Smith (1910–1996). Klotz's son, Henry Klotz Jr. (1929–2009), became the town's mayor and then Recorder/Treasurer. Another son, C.E. "Bo" Klotz (1931-), served as the town postmaster for 25 years.[1] Klotz also had three other children, sons Charles William "Bill" Klotz (1932-) and Lee Ray Klotz (1940–2005), and daughter Clara Joan Klotz (1946–1996).
House
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Henry Klotz Sr. | |
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| Location | First St., Russell, Arkansas |
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| Coordinates | 35°21′52″N 91°30′26″W / 35.36444°N 91.50722°WCoordinates: 35°21′52″N 91°30′26″W / 35.36444°N 91.50722°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1921 |
| Architect | Herman Page |
| MPS | White County MPS |
| NRHP Reference # | 91001285[2] |
| Added to NRHP | July 22, 1992 |
The house was a Herman Page design ordered from a Sears Roebuck catalogue by Klotz's mother and built in 1921[3] or 1922[1] It was the first Sears Roebuck house to be built in the town and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.[4]
Service station
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Klotz, Henry W. Sr. Service Station | |
| Location | W. First St., Russell, Arkansas |
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| Area | less than one acre |
| Architect | Courtney Nichols |
| Architectural style | Other, vernacular T-shaped |
| MPS | White County MPS |
| NRHP Reference # | 91001273[2] |
| Added to NRHP | September 13, 1991 |
The service station was built of fieldstone in 1938[3] to a design by Courtney Nichols. It was registered as a Historic Place in 1991.[4]
References
- 1 2 3 4 Penny Warner, 'Russell: Crops, railroad, busy shopping once kept residents hopping', Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, November 14, 1999.
- 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- 1 2 Steve Mitchell, Jill Bayles and Ken Story. History and Architectural Heritage of White County, (Little Rock, AR: Arkansas Historic Preservation Program, 1991)
- 1 2 'Arkansas - White County', National Register of Historic Places. Retrieved 28 August 2006.