Bohn Motor Company Automobile Dealership
National Register of Historic Places

Bohn Motor Company Automobile Dealership

New Orleans, Orleans County, Louisiana
Listed
February 1, 2011
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
10001193

About this property

The Bohn Motor Company Automobile Dealership, at 2700 S Broad in New Orleans, Louisiana, was built in 1925 and was expanded from 1944 to 1951. It was designed by architect Emile Weil (1878-1945). It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011. The first story of the building included two automobile showrooms. Satterfield Motor Company Building: NRHP-listed in New Roads, Louisiana National Register of Historic Places listings in Orleans Parish, Louisiana Media related to Bohn Motor Building, Broad Avenue, New Orleans at Wikimedia Commons

Location

2700 S Broad
New Orleans, Orleans County, Louisiana
29.95288, -90.10004

Categories

TRANSPORTATION
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Bohn Motor Company Automobile Dealership listed on the National Register?

Bohn Motor Company Automobile Dealership was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 1, 2011.

What type of historic resource is Bohn Motor Company Automobile Dealership?

Bohn Motor Company Automobile Dealership is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Bohn Motor Company Automobile Dealership is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1878.

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