1907 Dorris Motor Car Company Building
National Register of Historic Places

1907 Dorris Motor Car Company Building

St. Louis (Independent City), St. Louis County, Missouri
Listed
February 10, 2000
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
00000084

About this property

The 1907 Dorris Motor Car Company Building is a factory and industrial warehouse located at what is now 4059 – 4065 Forest Park Avenue in the Central West End neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri. The building was originally constructed in 1907 as an automobile factory for the Dorris Motor Car Company and was modified in 1909 with the addition of a third story. It was the headquarters and manufacturing facility for the company until 1926, and the company played a significant role in the establishment of St. Louis as an automotive assembly and parts manufacturing center. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 10, 2000. In 1926, the Dorris Motor Car Company officially went out of business, but the building has seen subsequent use. It held the Brauer Brothers Manufacturing Company's shoe factory for many years. After the Brauer Brothers Manufacturing Company moved out, the space was used for retail purposes by a furniture store. It then sat vacant for years. In 2004, it was renovated for use by the Center for Emerging Technologies, a startup incubator that is now called the CIC@CET. The building is undergoing further renovation today for continued use by the CIC@CET.

Location

4063-4065 Forest Park Ave.
St. Louis (Independent City), St. Louis County, Missouri
38.63798, -90.24624

Categories

INDUSTRY
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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 1907 Dorris Motor Car Company Building listed on the National Register?

1907 Dorris Motor Car Company Building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 10, 2000.

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1907 Dorris Motor Car Company Building is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for 1907 Dorris Motor Car Company Building is recorded as the industrial era.

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