Test Building
Test Building, January 2010
Test Building is located in Indianapolis
Test Building
Test Building is located in Indianapolis
Test Building
Test Building is located in Indiana
Test Building
Test Building is located in the United States
Test Building
Location54 Monument Circle, Indianapolis, Indiana
Coordinates39°46′6″N 86°9′32″W / 39.76833°N 86.15889°W / 39.76833; -86.15889
Arealess than one acre
Built1925 (1925)
ArchitectBass, Knowlton, & Company
NRHP reference No.83000138[1]
Added to NRHPJune 16, 1983

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 12-inch thick 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.[2]: 2–5 

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1] It is in the Washington Street-Monument Circle Historic District.

References

  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 Mary Ellen Gadski and James S. Reed (February 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Test Building" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-08-01. and Accompanying photographs

External links

National Register of Historic Places in Indianapolis, Indiana
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