Area less than one acre Opened 1927 | Built 1927 (1927) Added to NRHP 18 April 1996 | |
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Location 1285 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, California Built by Austin Co. of California Architectural style Spanish Colonial Revival MPS Early Automobile-Related Properties in Pasadena MPS Similar Rose Bowl, Pasadena Playhouse, Strawberry Peak, Scottish Rite Cathedral, Pasadena Convention Center | ||
The Howard Motor Company Building is a historic automobile showroom located at 1285 E. Colorado Boulevard in Pasadena, California. The Howard Motor Company built the showroom in 1927; it was one of several car dealerships built along Colorado Boulevard. The building has a Spanish Colonial Revival design with Churrigueresque ornamentation; its design includes a decorative frieze, chanfered 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.
The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 18, 1996.
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