Blankinship Motor Company Building

The Blankinship Motor Company Building is a historic auto dealership building at 120 East Cypress Street in Warren, Arkansas. Its construction in 1940 was heralded as part of an "era of progress", as the Art Moderne building supplanted a horse barn on the site. The building was designed by H. Ray Burke, whose other commissions included the Lonoke County Courthouse and the Drew County Courthouse. The building was used as a Ford and Lincoln dealership and service station until 1965, when the dealership closed. It continued to operate as a service center until 1982, after which it has had a succession of other uses.[2]

Blankinship Motor Company Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
Location in Arkansas Location in United States
Location	120 E. Cypress St., Warren, Arkansas
Coordinates	33°36′51″N 92°3′52″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1940
Architect	H. Ray Burks
Architectural style	Moderne
Part of	Warren Commercial Historic District (ID16000433)
MPS	Arkansas Highway History and Architecture MPS
NRHP reference No.	01001190[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	November 2, 2001
Designated CP	July 11, 2016

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.[1]

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Bradley County, Arkansas

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "NRHP nomination for Blankinship Motor Company Building" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-01-03. Retrieved 2014-01-02.