Carolina Cadillac Company Building

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Carolina Cadillac Company Building
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Location304 E. Market St., Greensboro, North Carolina
Coordinates 36°4′19″N79°47′12″W / 36.07194°N 79.78667°W / 36.07194; -79.78667
Arealess than one acre
Built1922 (1922)
ArchitectSimmonds, Harry J.
Architectural styleMission Revival
NRHP reference No. 14000520 [1]
Added to NRHPAugust 25, 2014

Carolina Cadillac Company Building, also known as Adamson Cadillac Co., Adamson-Cadillac-Olds. Co., and Black Cadillac-Olds., Inc., is a historic car dealership building located at Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina. It was built in 1922, and is a two-story, three-bay, rectangular brick commercial building with Mission Revival style embellishments. A one-story brick addition was added in 1940. The front facade features an original, decorative, metal awning over the entrance and a central shaped pediment topped with terra cotta coping. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 8/25/14 through 8/30/14. National Park Service. 2014-09-05.
  2. Beth Keane (February 2014). "Carolina Cadillac Company Building" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-11-01.