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HCS Motor Car Company Building

Coordinates: 39°47′18″N 86°9′42″W / 39.78833°N 86.16167°W / 39.78833; -86.16167
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HCS Motor Car Company
HCS Motor Car Company Building, November 2010
HCS Motor Car Company Building is located in Indianapolis
HCS Motor Car Company Building
HCS Motor Car Company Building is located in Indiana
HCS Motor Car Company Building
HCS Motor Car Company Building is located in the United States
HCS Motor Car Company Building
Location1402 N. Capitol Ave., Indianapolis, Indiana
Coordinates39°47′18″N 86°9′42″W / 39.78833°N 86.16167°W / 39.78833; -86.16167
Arealess than one acre
Built1920 (1920)-1921
ArchitectHunter, Edgar O.; Rubush, Preston C.
Architectural styleClassical Revival
NRHP reference No.09000432[1]
Added to NRHPJune 17, 2009

H. C. S. Motor Car Company Building, also known as S. Cohn & Son Inc. and Capital View, is a historic industrial / commercial building located at Indianapolis, Indiana. It was designed by Rubush & Hunter and built in 1920-1921 for its namesake, the H. C. S. Motor Car Company. It is a four-story, rectangular Classical Revival style, reinforced concrete building. It has buff-colored brick curtain walls. It was originally built to house an automobile assembler, supplier, and showroom. The building was renovated for office usage between 2005 and 2007.[2]: 5 

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-08-01. Note: This includes Amy Kotzbauer (March 2008). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: HCS Motor Car Company" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-08-01. and Accompanying photographs