The Howard Motor Company Building (also known as California Custom Coach, Inc.) is a historic automobile showroom located at 1285 E. Colorado Boulevard in Pasadena, California.
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| Location | 1285 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, California |
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| Coordinates | 34°8′47″N 118°7′26″W / 34.14639°N 118.12389°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1927 |
| Built by | Austin Co. of California |
| Architectural style | California Churrigueresque |
| MPS | Early Automobile-Related Properties in Pasadena MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 96000422[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 18, 1996 |
Description and history
editThe Howard Motor Company built the showroom in 1927; it was one of several car dealerships built along Colorado Boulevard. The building is designed in a California Churrigueresque style of Spanish Colonial Revival architecture; its design includes a decorative frieze, chamfered corners, and an elliptical arched entrance topped by the dominant Churrigueresque element. The Bush-Morgan Motor Company moved into the building in 1938 and occupied it through the 1950s. The building was still used as an auto showroom in the 1990s.[2]
The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 18, 1996.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Goeken, Brian (September 28, 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Howard Motor Company Building". National Park Service. Retrieved August 12, 2013. Accompanied by photos.
External links
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