Pence Automobile Company Building

800 Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis, Minnesota. County/parish: Hennepin.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places December 27, 2007. NRIS 07001314.

1 contributing building.

Also known as:

  • Builder's Building
  • Gamble-Skogmo
  • Lincoln Office, Northwestern National Bank
  • Minneapolis Gas Light Company

From Wikipedia:

Pence Automobile Company Building

The Pence Automobile Company Building is a building in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It was designed in the Classical Revival style by the Minneapolis architectural practice of Long and Long and built in 1909. The building housed sales showrooms and offices, automobile repair and service, and storage for parts, accessories, and finished vehicles. It was listed on the National Register as a commemoration of the extraordinary growth of the auto industry during the early 20th century.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93201993

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