Blankinship Motor Company Building

Blankinship Motor Company Building
Location 120 E. Cypress St., Warren, Arkansas
Coordinates 33°36′51″N 92°3′52″W / 33.61417°N 92.06444°W / 33.61417; -92.06444Coordinates: 33°36′51″N 92°3′52″W / 33.61417°N 92.06444°W / 33.61417; -92.06444
Area less than one acre
Built 1940 (1940)
Architectural style Moderne
Part of Warren Commercial Historic District (#16000433)
MPS Arkansas Highway History and Architecture MPS
NRHP Reference # 01001190[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP November 2, 2001
Designated CP July 11, 2016

The Blankinship Motor Company Building is a historic auto dealership building at 120 East Cypress Street in Warren, Arkansas. Its construction in 1940 was heralded as part of an "era of progress", as the Art Moderne building supplanted a horse barn on the site. The building was designed by H. Ray Burke, whose other commissions included the Lonoke County Courthouse and the Drew County Courthouse. The building was used as a Ford and Lincoln dealership and service station until 1965, when the dealership closed. It continued to operate as a service center until 1982, after which it has had a succession of other uses.[2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "NRHP nomination for Blankinship Motor Company Building" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-01-03. Retrieved 2014-01-02.


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