Packard Motor Car Showroom and Storage Facility

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Packard Motor Car Showroom and Storage Facility
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Location1325 Main St., Buffalo, New York
Coordinates 42°54′35″N78°51′59″W / 42.90972°N 78.86639°W / 42.90972; -78.86639 Coordinates: 42°54′35″N78°51′59″W / 42.90972°N 78.86639°W / 42.90972; -78.86639
Built1927
ArchitectKahn, Albert
Architectural styleClassical Revival
NRHP reference No. 06000561 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 14, 2006

Packard Motor Car Showroom and Storage Facility is a historic automobile showroom located at Buffalo in Erie County, New York. It is a three-story, reinforced concrete frame structure with restrained Neo-classical detailing. It was designed by Albert Kahn in about 1926 and served as a Packard dealership for 30 years. [2]

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It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006. [1]

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  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2015-07-01. Retrieved 2016-07-01.Note: This includes Claire L. Ross (January 2006). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Packard Motor Car Showroom and Storage Facility" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-07-01. and Accompanying seven photographs

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