R. S. Smith Motor Company Building

R. S. Smith Motor Company Building
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Location in Oregon
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R. S. Smith Motor Company Building (the US)
Location 39150 Pioneer Boulevard
Sandy, Oregon, U.S.
Coordinates 45°23′46″N 122°15′38″W / 45.396042°N 122.260439°W / 45.396042; -122.260439Coordinates: 45°23′46″N 122°15′38″W / 45.396042°N 122.260439°W / 45.396042; -122.260439
Area .27 acres (0.11 ha)[1]
Built 1930
Architectural style Mission Colonial Revival[2]
NRHP reference # 93001502
Added to NRHP January 21, 1994[2]

The R. S. Smith Motor Company Building is an historic building in Sandy, Oregon, United States, built in 1930. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[2]

History

The building was named for Robert S. Smith (1886–1966), a native of Clay Center, Kansas who settled in nearby Boring, Oregon, before relocating to Sandy between 1909 and 1911.[3] In Sandy, Smith established the Sandy Blacksmith and Horseshoeing Shop, which he operated with his brother, Melvin.[4]

The R. S. Smith Motor Building was constructed after Smith shifted from blacksmithing and entered the automobile sales business, opening a Ford Motor Company agency in 1912.[5] The building was fashioned as an auto sales showroom and garage with a combined service station.[6] Designed in the Mission Revival architectural style, the building, constructed in 1930, is primarily made of concrete.[7] At the time of the building's construction, Smith was the mayor of Sandy.[4] In addition to Ford vehicles, Smith would later sell Studebaker models in the 1960s.[8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ National Park Service 1993, p. 8.
  2. 1 2 3 "R. S. Smith Motor Company Building". National Register of Historic Places. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
  3. ↑ National Park Service 1993, pp. 2, 16.
  4. 1 2 National Park Service 1993, p. 10.
  5. ↑ National Park Service 1993, p. 16.
  6. ↑ National Park Service 1993, p. 3.
  7. ↑ National Park Service 1993, pp. 3–4.
  8. ↑ National Park Service 1993, pp. 16–17.

Works cited

  • National Park Service (December 13, 1993). "R. S. Smith Motor Company Building nomination form". United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
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