Henry W. Klotz Sr. facts for kids
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. He also participated in the family ice delivery business that supplied the town and outlying areas until electricity distribution arrived in 1949.
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 (1931-2020), served as the town postmaster for 25 years. Klotz also had three other children, sons Charles William "Bill" Klotz (1932-2020) and Lee Ray Klotz (1940–2005), and daughter Clara Joan Klotz (1946–1996).
House
The Henry Klotz Sr. House was a Herman Page design ordered from a Sears Roebuck catalogue by Klotz's mother and built in 1921 or 1922 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.
Service station
The Henry W. Klotz Sr. Service Station was built of fieldstone in 1938 to a design by Courtney Nichols. It was registered as a Historic Place in 1991.
