Test Building
Test Building, also known as the Circle Motor Inn, is a historic commercial building in Indianapolis, Indiana. It was built in 1925, and is a nine-story, reinforced concrete structure with 12-inch thick brick and clay tile curtain walls. It is faced with Indiana limestone and has a three-story brick penthouse and two-level basement. The mixed-use building housed the city's earliest large parking garages. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. It is in the Washington Street-Monument Circle Historic District.
Test Building | |
 Test Building, January 2010 | |
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| Location | 54 Monument Circle, Indianapolis, Indiana |
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| Coordinates | 39°46′6″N 86°9′32″W / 39.76833°N 86.15889°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1925 |
| Architect | Bass, Knowlton, & Company |
| NRHP reference No. | 83000138[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 16, 1983 |
Test Building, also known as the Circle Motor Inn, is a historic commercial building in Indianapolis, Indiana. It was built in 1925, and is a nine-story, reinforced concrete structure with 12-inch thick brick and clay tile curtain walls. It is faced with Indiana limestone and has a three-story brick penthouse and two-level basement. The mixed-use building housed the city's earliest large parking garages.[2]: 2–5
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1] It is in the Washington Street-Monument Circle Historic District.
History
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The building was constructed in 1925. It was initially planned to be entirely a parking garage apart from ground-level stores, but met with controversy due to perceived danger to pedestrians and traffic congestion.[1]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]
Description
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The building is a nine-story, reinforced concrete structure with 12-inch thick brick and clay tile curtain walls. It is faced with Indiana limestone and has a three-story brick penthouse and two-level basement.[1] It was built in the Neoclassical Revival style by Bass, Knowlton & Company.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "National Register Information System – (#83000138)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved August 1, 2016. Note: This includes Mary Ellen Gadski and James S. Reed (February 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Test Building" (PDF). Retrieved August 1, 2016. and Accompanying photographs
- ^ "Test Building--Indianapolis: A Discover Our Shared Heritage Travel Itinerary". National Park Service. Archived from the original on October 24, 2020. Retrieved June 5, 2025.
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