Jones Motor Company
Appearance
Jones Motor Company | |
Location | 3222 Central Avenue SE, Albuquerque, New Mexico |
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Built | 1939 |
Architect | Tom Danahy |
Architectural style | Moderne |
MPS | Route 66 through New Mexico MPS |
NRHP reference No. | 93001219 [1] |
NMSRCP No. | 1568 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | November 22, 1993 |
Designated NMSRCP | September 17, 1993[2] |
Jones Motor Company is a historic U.S. Route 66-era building located on Central Avenue in the Nob Hill neighborhood of Albuquerque, New Mexico. Built in 1939, the building originally housed Ralph Jones' service station and Ford Motor Company car dealership. It was designed by Tom Danahy in the Streamline Moderne style, with curved garage bays surmounted by a central stepped tower.[3]
Jones Motor Company was added to the New Mexico State Register of Cultural Properties[4] and the National Register of Historic Places in 1993, and was designated as a protected city landmark in 2001.[5] In 2000 it was restored and converted into Kelly's Brew Pub after lying empty for many years. It also houses a Cold Stone Creamery location. Yea
Notes
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ "New Mexico State and National Registers". New Mexico Historic Preservation Commission. Retrieved 2013-03-13.
- ^ "Jones Motor Company". City of Albuquerque Planning Department. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
- ^ "Properties by County" (PDF). New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 29 April 2011.
- ^ "Jones Motor Co. a Designated Landmark". Albuquerque Journal. NM. December 27, 2001. p. D2.
Categories:
- Landmarks in Albuquerque, New Mexico
- Buildings and structures in Albuquerque, New Mexico
- Commercial buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in New Mexico
- Commercial buildings completed in 1939
- Buildings and structures on U.S. Route 66
- Auto dealerships of the United States
- Retail buildings in New Mexico
- Streamline Moderne architecture in New Mexico
- U.S. Route 66 in New Mexico
- New Mexico State Register of Cultural Properties
- Former auto dealerships
- Ford Motor Company
- Gas stations on the National Register of Historic Places
- National Register of Historic Places in Bernalillo County, New Mexico
- New Mexico Registered Historic Place stubs