List of auto dealership and repair shop buildings

Mercedes-Benz showroom in Munich, Germany

A number of auto dealership, auto service, and auto repair shop buildings are notable. A number of these are listed on historic registers, including some in the United States whose notability is documented by their listing the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). Many auto dealership showroom buildings also include auto servicing areas. This list is intended to include all notable showroom buildings, with or without associated auto service or auto repair facilities, and to include independent auto service or repair facilities.

Buildings which are primarily filling stations and only secondarily include an auto service bay are covered in List of historic filling stations, instead. as These include places known as "service stations" in the U.S.

Malta

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Building Image Dates Location City Description
Muscats Motors 1945 built
2012 scheduled
Rue D'Argens
35°54′05.3″N 14°29′28.5″E / 35.901472°N 14.491250°E / 35.901472; 14.491250 (Muscats Motors)
Gżira Streamline Moderne style

Turkey

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One of the biggest collections of showrooms of any kind is a 216,000-square-metre (2,330,000 sq ft) car showroom complex in Istanbul called Autopia Europia.[1][2]

United Arab Emirates

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One of the world's largest showrooms of any kind is the 35,000 square metres (380,000 sq ft) BMW showroom in Abu Dhabi.[3][4] Another notable showroom in UAE is designed by Uruguayan architect Carlos Ott. Lamborghini unveiled its largest showroom in the world, a 30,000 sq. ft facility in Dubai.[5]

United States

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Building Image Dates Location City, State Description
1901 McGee Street Automotive Service Building 1912 built
2009 NRHP-listed
1901-1907 McGee St.
39°05′25″N 94°34′48″W / 39.09028°N 94.58000°W / 39.09028; -94.58000 (1901 McGee Street Automotive Service Building)
Kansas City, Missouri Early Commercial style
ABC Auto Sales and Investment Company Building 1927 built
2012 NRHP-listed
3509-27 Page Blvd.
38°38′45″N 90°13′35″W / 38.64583°N 90.22639°W / 38.64583; -90.22639 (ABC Auto Sales and Investment Company Building)
St. Louis, Missouri
Al's Motors 1948 built
2003 NRHP-listed
3910 Wilson Blvd.
38°52′45″N 77°6′27″W / 38.87917°N 77.10750°W / 38.87917; -77.10750 (Al's Motors)
Arlington, Virginia
America's Packard Museum 1917 built 39°45′13″N 84°11′30″W / 39.75361°N 84.19167°W / 39.75361; -84.19167 (America's Packard Museum) Dayton, Ohio Originally a Packard dealership, now an automotive museum.
Atlantic Motor Company 1919 built
2005 NRHP-listed
1840 W. Broad St.37°33′31″N 77°27′36″W / 37.55861°N 77.46000°W / 37.55861; -77.46000 (Atlantic Motor Company) Richmond, Virginia Classical Revival-style auto showroom building designed by Albert F. Huntt and Bascom J. Rowlett.
Auto Rest Garage 1917 built
1996 NRHP-listed
925–935 SW 10th Avenue
45°31′06″N 122°41′00″W / 45.518284°N 122.683329°W / 45.518284; -122.683329 (Auto Rest Garage)
Portland, Oregon Early Commercial-style building, designed by Jacobberger & Smith to serve as a showroom for Stutz and Columbia automobiles.
Berwyn Route 66 Museum 7003 W. Ogden Avenue
41°49′32″N 87°47′51″W / 41.82545°N 87.7976°W / 41.82545; -87.7976 (Berwyn Route 66 Museum)
Berwyn, Illinois In a former Anderson Ford dealership building, repurposed in 2012.
Blacksburg Motor Company, Inc. 1924 built
2008 NRHP-listed
400 S. Main St.
37°13′43″N 80°24′42″W / 37.22861°N 80.41167°W / 37.22861; -80.41167 (Blacksburg Motor Company, Inc.)
Blacksburg, Virginia
Blankinship Motor Company Building 1940 built
2001 NRHP-listed
120 E. Cypress St.
33°36′51″N 92°3′52″W / 33.61417°N 92.06444°W / 33.61417; -92.06444 (Blankinship Motor Company Building)
Warren, Arkansas Moderne
Bohn Motor Company Automobile Dealership 1925 built
2011 NRHP-listed
2700 S. Broad
29°57′03″N 90°05′59″W / 29.95083°N 90.09972°W / 29.95083; -90.09972 (Bohn Motor Company Automobile Dealership)
New Orleans, Louisiana Italianate building designed by architect Emile Weil
Buick Automobile Company Building 1907 built
2004 NRHP-listed
216 Admiral Blvd. Kansas City, Missouri
Cadillac Automobile Company Building 1919 built
2005 NRHP-listed
3224 Locust St. St. Louis, Missouri
Casa de cadillac 1949 14401 Ventura Boulevard
34°09′03″N 118°26′46″W / 34.15077°N 118.44603°W / 34.15077; -118.44603 (Casa de cadillac)
Sherman Oaks, California Googie architecture building used by Cadillac-Buick-GMC dealership firm since 1949[6]
Cass Motor Sales 1928 built
1986 NRHP-listed
5800 Cass Avenue
42°21′43″N 83°4′12″W / 42.36194°N 83.07000°W / 42.36194; -83.07000 (Cass Motor Sales)
Detroit, Michigan Designed by Charles N. Agree in Art Deco style
Claremore Auto Dealership 1930 built
1995 NRHP-listed
625 W. Will Rogers Blvd.
36°18′46″N 95°37′02″W / 36.31278°N 95.61722°W / 36.31278; -95.61722 (Claremore Auto Dealership)
Claremore, Oklahoma On U.S. Route 66. Auto dealership, built in Art Deco style, appears to have been demolished.
Clemens Automobile Company Building 1916 built
2009 NRHP-listed
200 10th St.
41°35′03″N 93°37′46″W / 41.58417°N 93.62944°W / 41.58417; -93.62944 (Clemens Automobile Company Building)
Des Moines, Iowa
Colman Automotive Building 1915-16 built
2013 NRHP-listed
401 E. Pine St.
47°36′54″N 122°19′35″W / 47.61500°N 122.32639°W / 47.61500; -122.32639 (Colman Automotive Building)
Seattle, Washington Car dealership for Stanley Steamer and other brands. Designed by Seattle architects Webster & Ford.
H Street Playhouse 1928 built
2004 NRHP-listed
1365 H Street, N.E.38°54′7.43″N 76°59′11.23″W / 38.9020639°N 76.9864528°W / 38.9020639; -76.9864528 (H Street Playhouse) Washington, D.C. Romanesque Revival-styled. Served as auto sales dealership building, is now a theatre.
Howard Motor Company Building 1927 built
1996 NRHP-listed
1285 E. Colorado Blvd.
34°08′47″N 118°07′26″W / 34.14639°N 118.12389°W / 34.14639; -118.12389 (Howard Motor Company Building)
Pasadena, California
Hupmobile Building 1917 built
2014 NRHP-listed
2523 Farnam Street
41°15′27″N 95°56′58″W / 41.257437°N 95.949325°W / 41.257437; -95.949325 (Hupmobile Building)
Omaha, Nebraska Auto dealership and service center.
Jennings Ford Automobile Dealership 1919 built
2006 NRHP-listed
431 S. Fourth St.
39°47′51″N 89°39′4″W / 39.79750°N 89.65111°W / 39.79750; -89.65111 (Jennings Ford Automobile Dealership)
Springfield, Illinois
Jones Motor Company 1939 built
1993 NRHP-listed
3222 Central Avenue SE
35°4′37.72″N 106°37′8.88″W / 35.0771444°N 106.6191333°W / 35.0771444; -106.6191333 (Jones Motor Company)
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Kindel Building 1928 built
1996 NRHP-listed
1095 E. Colorado Blvd.
34°8′47″N 118°7′40″W / 34.14639°N 118.12778°W / 34.14639; -118.12778 (Kindel Building)
Pasadena, California Italian Renaissance Revival-style.
Maxwell-Briscoe Automobile Company Showroom 1909 built
2002 NRHP-listed
1737 S. Michigan Ave.
41°51′36″N 87°37′25″W / 41.86000°N 87.62361°W / 41.86000; -87.62361 (Maxwell-Briscoe Automobile Company Showroom)
Chicago, Illinois Part of Chicago's Motor Row
Packard Motor Car Showroom and Storage Facility 1927 built
2006 NRHP-listed
1325 Main St.
42°54′35″N 78°51′59″W / 42.90972°N 78.86639°W / 42.90972; -78.86639 (Packard Motor Car Showroom and Storage Facility)
Buffalo, New York Designed by Albert Kahn in Classical Revival style
Packard Motor Corporation Building 1911 built
1980 NRHP-listed
317–321 N. Broad St.
39°57′31″N 75°9′45″W / 39.95861°N 75.16250°W / 39.95861; -75.16250 (Packard Motor Corporation Building)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Chicago-style skyscraper designed by Albert Kahn
Pence Automobile Company Building 1909 built
2007 NRHP-listed
800 Hennepin Ave.
44°58′38″N 93°16′33″W / 44.97722°N 93.27583°W / 44.97722; -93.27583 (Pence Automobile Company Building)
Minneapolis, Minnesota Classical Revival
Stuber–Stone Building 1916 built
1996 NRHP-listed
4221–4229 Cass Avenue
42°21′2.68″N 83°3′50.82″W / 42.3507444°N 83.0641167°W / 42.3507444; -83.0641167 (Stuber-Stone Building)
Detroit, Michigan
Studebaker Building 1925 built
1985 NRHP-listed
27°45′49″N 82°38′18″W / 27.76361°N 82.63833°W / 27.76361; -82.63833 (Studebaker Building) St. Petersburg, Florida
Washington Talking Book & Braille Library 2021 Ninth Avenue (at corner of Lenora Street) Seattle, Washington Streamline Moderne-style, designed by Naramore, Bain, Brady, and Johanson. Formerly a Dodge dealership, renovated in 1997 to become a library.
Willys-Overland Building 1917 built
1999 NRHP-listed
2300 Locust St.
38°38′8″N 90°12′44″W / 38.63556°N 90.21222°W / 38.63556; -90.21222 (Willys-Overland Building)
St. Louis, Missouri Commercial Classical Revival
Young Brothers Chevrolet Garage 1912 built
1994 NRHP-listed
201 Pennsylvania St.
48°35′38″N 109°13′54″W / 48.59389°N 109.23167°W / 48.59389; -109.23167 (Young Brothers Chevrolet Garage)
Chinook, Montana Mission/Spanish Revival in style.
Ypsilanti Automotive Heritage Museum 100 East Cross Street
42°14′45″N 83°36′29″W / 42.24579°N 83.60808°W / 42.24579; -83.60808 (Ypsilanti Automotive Heritage Museum)
Ypsilanti, Michigan Former Dodge dealership building.


Numerous more auto showroom buildings are listed on the National Register as contributing buildings in historic districts, including some within Chicago's Motor Row District.

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ World Buildings Directory, Autopia Europia Archived 2014-04-19 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ^ Mibz.com, Autopia Europia, The World’s Biggest Car Dealership, Will Have A Circuit On The Roof Archived 2014-04-19 at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ^ Horatiu Boeriu, BMW opens largest showroom worldwide in Abu Dhabi, BMW blog, 2012.
  4. ^ Carscoops, World's Largest BMW Showroom Opens in Abu Dhabi, Best Selling Model in the M.E. is the 7-Series, 2012.
  5. ^ Zhang, Benjamin. "Take a look inside the world's largest Lamborghini dealership". Business Insider. Retrieved 2023-02-06.
  6. ^ Marty McFly (January 9, 2013). "Casa de Cadillac Completes Sensitive Renovation".