Cass Motor Sales

Cass Motor Sales
Cass Motor Sales
Location: Detroit, Michigan
Built: 1928
Architectural style: Art Deco
Governing body: Private
MPS: University-Cultural Center Phase I MRA
NRHP Reference#: 86001039[1]
Added to NRHP: April 29, 1986

Cass Motor Sales is a commercial building located at 5800 Cass Avenue in Detroit, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]

History

Cass Motor Sales was established in 1925 as a Chrysler car 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.

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]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html. 
  2. ^ a b Cass Motor Sales from Woodward Avenue
  3. ^ 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
  4. ^ Cass Motors from Detroit1701.org
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