Franklin Springfield Motor Co. Building

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Franklin Springfield Motor Co. Building
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Location312-314 E. Olive St., Springfield, Missouri
Coordinates 37°12′40″N93°17′26″W / 37.21111°N 93.29056°W / 37.21111; -93.29056 Coordinates: 37°12′40″N93°17′26″W / 37.21111°N 93.29056°W / 37.21111; -93.29056
Arealess than one acre
Builtc. 1891 (1891), c. 1925
Architectural styleEarly Commercial
MPS Springfield MPS
NRHP reference No. 06001027 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 15, 2006

Franklin Springfield Motor Co. Building, also known as the Proctor Motor Co., Indiana Trucks, Inc., and The White Motor Co., is a historic automobile showroom located in Springfield, Missouri, United States. Built about 1891 and renovated about 1925, it is a two-story commercial building with a yellow brick veneer facade with limestone trim. The building measures 45 feet wide and 100 feet deep. [2] :5

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006. [1] It is located in the Springfield Public Square Historic District.

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Richard Lee Burton and Roger Maserang (September 2006). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Franklin Springfield Motor Co. Building" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2017-01-01. (includes 7 photographs from 2006)