Cass Motor Sales
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| Cass Motor Sales | |
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| U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
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| Location: | Detroit, Michigan |
| Coordinates: | Coordinates: |
| Built/Founded: | 1928 |
| Architect: | Unknown |
| Architectural style(s): | Art Deco |
| Added to NRHP: | April 29, 1986 |
| NRHP Reference#: | 86001039[1] |
| MPS: | University--Cultural Center Phase I MRA |
| Governing body: | Private |
Cass Motor Sales is located at 5800 Cass Avenue in Detroit, Michigan.
[edit] History
Cass Motor Sales was established in 1925 as a Chrysler dealership; this building was constructed three years later in 1928. The company sold Marmon Motor Company vehicles.[2] The building is three stories, and was designed as an integrated showroom, sales office, and service center.[3]
The building is now owned by Dagleish Cadillac; their main facilities are just north of this building on Cass Avenue.
[edit] Architecture
The Cass Motor Sales is a three story structure, typifying Art Deco architecture as applied to commercial buildings.[2] Noticeable Art Deco features include the arch above the entrance and second story windows.[3] The building once had an attractive facade of black marble and colored plates.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2008-04-15).
- ^ a b Cass Motor Sales from Woodward Avenue
- ^ a b Eric J. Hill, John Gallagher, AIA Detroit: The American Institute of Architects Guide to Detroit Architecture, 2002, Wayne State University Press, Detroit, p. 170, ISBN:0814331203
- ^ Cass Motors from Detroit1701.org
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