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Buick Automobile Company Building

Coordinates: 39°06′20″N 94°34′48″W / 39.10556°N 94.58000°W / 39.10556; -94.58000 (Buick Automobile Company Building)
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Buick Automobile Company Building
The building as seen in 2015
Buick Automobile Company Building is located in Missouri
Buick Automobile Company Building
Buick Automobile Company Building is located in the United States
Buick Automobile Company Building
Location216 Admiral Blvd., Kansas City, Missouri
Coordinates39°06′20″N 94°34′48″W / 39.10556°N 94.58000°W / 39.10556; -94.58000 (Buick Automobile Company Building)
Arealess than one acre
Built1907-08, c.1934, 1958
Built byGeorge L. Brown (original 1907-08 building)
ArchitectFrank S. Rea (original 1907-08 building);
Architectural styleTudor Revival
NRHP reference No.04000386[1]
Added to NRHPMay 5, 2004

The Buick Automobile Company Building, at 216 Admiral Blvd. in Kansas City, Missouri, was built in 1907. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.[1]

It is a three-story brick building with elements of Tudor Revival style. It is supported bycast-iron columns, steel girders and heavy timbered joists, and was designed by architect Frank S. Rea. A three-story brick addition was added around 1934, and a two-story extension to the rear was added in 1958.[2]

The building included an automobile showroom on the first floor, auto repair shops in the basement and on the third floor, and a garage on the second floor.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ a b Cydney Millstein; Mary Ann Warfield (August 25, 2003). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Buick Automobile Company Building" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved July 30, 2018. With 10 photos from 2003.