The Vickers Petroleum Service Station is a historic building constructed in 1954 in Haysville,

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. It was the first service station to feature a

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form, also known as a "batwing", developed by John M. Hickman and was placed on the

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September 30, 2019 Haysville's Chamber of Commerce has used the building as an office since the interior was remodeled in 2007.

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{{Reflist Commercial buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Kansas National Register of Historic Places in Wichita, Kansas

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