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| Object Name | Springfield Motors Buick Dealership (Springfield, Oregon)
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| View | exterior: South and west facades, corner of A and 7th Street |
| Date | 1949
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| Decade | 1940-1949
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| City | Springfield
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| County | Lane
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| State/Province | Oregon
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| Country | United States
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| Site Detail | 702 North A Street |
| Photograph Date | April 2009
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| Photographer | Ernestina Fuenmayor
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| Cataloger | Edward H. Teague |
| Object Type | architecture
built works
views (visual works)
exterior views
office buildings
commercial buildings
showrooms
automobile showrooms
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| Period/Style | Moderne |
| Signficance | National Register of Historic Places (Listed, 2011) |
| Reference | National Register of Historic Places, http://www.nps.gov/nr/ |
| Notes | The Springfield Motors Buick Dealership was recently listed in the National Register as Springfield's best and most well-preserved example of Streamline Moderne commercial architecture and for its association with the development of transportation during the post-World War II period. The dealership was the first new automobile franchise built in the city during the postwar era and was designed using pattern books published by Buick and General Motors during the late 1940s. Built by Gustave J. DeVos in 1949 using local materials and labor to help improve the economy in the area, the white stucco building is characterized by a curved corner with large glass windows with an original neon sign with the business name. The building was originally leased long-term to Clarence L. Scherer who managed the dealership, and it remains in the Scherer family today who continues operating it as a Buick dealership. |
| Metadata Notes | Description of this work is based initially on documentation supplied by the image provider. It is often the case with gift slides that very little information is provided. Review and updating of descriptive information by the collection cataloger is ongoing. |
| Digital Collection | Building Oregon: Architecture of Oregon & the Pacific Northwest
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| Source Collection | Architecture & Allied Arts Library, University of Oregon Libraries, http://library.uoregon.edu/aaa/ |
| Image Source | Oregon State Historic Preservation Office, Oregon State Historic Preservation Office, http://www.oregon.gov/OPRD/HCD/SHPO/ |
| Publisher | University of Oregon Libraries |
| Copyright | This image was included in the documentation to support a nomination to the National Register of Historic Places, a program of the National Park Service. The image is provided here by the Oregon State Historic Preservation Office and the University of Oregon Libraries to facilitate scholarship, research, and teaching. For other uses, such as publication, contact the State Historic Preservation Office. Please credit the Oregon State Historic Preservation Office when using this image. |
| File Name | pna_23146.jpg |
