Al's Motors
Al's Motors | |
Gold's Gym in June 2009 | |
| Location | 3910 Wilson Blvd., Arlington County, Virginia, U.S. |
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| Coordinates | 38°52′45″N 77°6′27″W / 38.87917°N 77.10750°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1948 |
| Architect | Mims, J. Raymond |
| Architectural style | Streamline Moderne |
| NRHP reference No. | 03000628[1] |
| VLR No. | 000-7381 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | July 5, 2003 |
| Designated VLR | December 4, 2002[2] |
Al's Motors is a historic automobile dealership building located in the Ballston neighborhood of Arlington County, Virginia. It was built in 1948, and is a two-story masonry building in a high-style Streamline Moderne style. There is a one-story service garage with a barrel-vaulted roof. The building features rounded corners, a metal-and-glass curtain wall opening onto the automobile showroom, overhanging aluminum cornice, and red string courses mimicking racing stripes along the parapet. The property was renovated in 2001-2002 for use as a health club.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.[1]
Gallery
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Viewed from northeast
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Entrance
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved December 5, 2013.
- ^ Laura V. Trieschmann; Kristyna Olsen Mizelle; Robin Weidlich (March 2002). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Al's Motors" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018. and Accompanying photo Archived 2018-07-26 at the Wayback Machine