Cass Motor Sales
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Cass Motor Sales is a commercial building located at 5800 Cass Avenue in Detroit, Michigan
. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1986.
car dealership
; this building was constructed three years later in 1928. The company sold Marmon Motor Company
vehicles. The building is three stories, and was designed as an integrated showroom, sales office, and service center.
The building is now owned by Dagleish Cadillac; their main facilities are just north of this building on Cass Avenue.
architecture as applied to commercial buildings. Noticeable Art Deco features include the arch above the entrance and second story windows. The building once had an attractive facade of black marble and colored plates.
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1986.
History
Cass Motor Sales was established in 1925 as a ChryslerChrysler
Chrysler Group LLC is a multinational automaker headquartered in Auburn Hills, Michigan, USA. Chrysler was first organized as the Chrysler Corporation in 1925....
car dealership
Car dealership
A car dealership or vehicle local distribution is a business that sells new or used cars at the retail level, based on a dealership contract with an automaker or its sales subsidiary. It employs automobile salespeople to do the selling...
; this building was constructed three years later in 1928. The company sold Marmon Motor Company
Marmon
Marmon Motor Car Company was an automobile manufacturer founded by Howard Marmon and owned by Nordyke Marmon & Company of Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. It was established in 1902 and was merged and renamed in 1933. They produced cars under the Marmon brand. It was succeeded by Marmon-Herrington and...
vehicles. The building is three stories, and was designed as an integrated showroom, sales office, and service center.
The building is now owned by Dagleish Cadillac; their main facilities are just north of this building on Cass Avenue.
Architecture
The Cass Motor Sales is a three story structure, typifying Art DecoArt Deco
Art deco , or deco, is an eclectic artistic and design style that began in Paris in the 1920s and flourished internationally throughout the 1930s, into the World War II era. The style influenced all areas of design, including architecture and interior design, industrial design, fashion and...
architecture as applied to commercial buildings. Noticeable Art Deco features include the arch above the entrance and second story windows. The building once had an attractive facade of black marble and colored plates.