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 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. Note: This includes and Accompanying photographs
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. It is in the Washington Street-Monument Circle Historic District.
History
The building was conceived by Skiles and Donald Test to honor their father, Charles Test, after he had died in 1910. The elder Test had been president of the National Motor Vehicle Company in Indianapolis.
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.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
Description
The building is a nine-story, reinforced concrete structure with brick and clay tile curtain walls. It is faced with Indiana limestone and has a three-story brick penthouse and two-level basement. It was built in the Neoclassical Revival style by Bass, Knowlton & Company.
See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Center Township, Marion County, Indiana
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