Howard Motor Company Building

Howard Motor Company Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	1285 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, California
Coordinates	34°8′47″N 118°7′26″W / 34.14639°N 118.12389°WCoordinates: 34°8′47″N 118°7′26″W / 34.14639°N 118.12389°W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1927
Built by	Austin Co. of California
Architectural style	Spanish Colonial Revival
MPS	Early Automobile-Related Properties in Pasadena MPS
NRHP Reference #	96000422[1]
Added to NRHP	April 18, 1996

The Howard Motor Company Building is a historic automobile showroom located at 1285 E. Colorado Boulevard in Pasadena, California. The Howard Motor Company built the showroom in 1927; it was one of several car dealerships built along Colorado Boulevard. The building has a Spanish Colonial Revival design with Churrigueresque ornamentation; its design includes a decorative frieze, chanfered corners, and an elliptical arched entrance topped by the dominant Churrigueresque element. The Bush-Morgan Motor Company moved into the building in 1938 and occupied it through the 1950s. The building was still used as an auto showroom in the 1990s.^[2]

The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 18, 1996.^[1]

References

1. National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. Goeken, Brian (September 28, 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Howard Motor Company Building" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved August 12, 2013. Accompanied by photos.