Test Building | |
Location | 54 Monument Circle, Indianapolis, Indiana |
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Coordinates | 39°46′6″N86°9′32″W / 39.76833°N 86.15889°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1925 |
Architect | Bass, Knowlton, & Company |
NRHP reference No. | 83000138 [1] |
Added to NRHP | June 16, 1983 |
Test Building, also known as the Circle Motor Inn, is a historic commercial building in Indianapolis, Indiana. It was built in 1925, and is a nine-story, reinforced concrete structure with 12-inch thick brick and clay tile curtain walls. It is faced with Indiana limestone and has a three-story brick penthouse and two-level basement. The mixed-use building housed the city's earliest large parking garages. [2] : 2–5
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. [1] It is in the Washington Street-Monument Circle Historic District.
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The building was constructed in 1925. It was initially planned to be entirely a parking garage apart from ground-level stores, but met with controversy due to perceived danger to pedestrians and traffic congestion. [1]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. [1]
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The building is a nine-story, reinforced concrete structure with 12-inch thick brick and clay tile curtain walls. It is faced with Indiana limestone and has a three-story brick penthouse and two-level basement. [1]
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