HCS Motor Car Company Building, Indianapolis

Name: HCS Motor Car Company Building
Address: Indianapolis, United States

#185 among attractions in Indianapolis

Neoclassical architecture

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H. C. S. Motor Car Company Building, also known as S. Cohn & Son Inc. and Capital View, is a historic industrial / commercial building located at Indianapolis, Indiana. It was designed by Rubush & Hunter and built in 1920-1921 for its namesake, the H. C. S. Motor Car Company. It is a four-story, rectangular Classical Revival style, reinforced concrete building. It has buff-colored brick curtain walls. It was originally built to house an automobile assembler, supplier, and showroom. The building was renovated for office usage between 2005 and 2007. ()

Architectural style: NeoclassicismCoordinates: 39°47'18"N, 86°9'42"W

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North Side (Near Northside)Indianapolis United States

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Day trips

HCS Motor Car Company Building – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Indiana University Natatorium, Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site, Glick Peace Walk, Phoenix Theatre.

1.4 miSW
Sport venue, Sport
Indiana University Natatorium, Indianapolis
36 min walk • Indiana University Natatorium is a swimming complex on the Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis campus in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States.
0.5 miSE
Museum, History museum, Historical place
Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site, Indianapolis
13 min walk • The Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site, previously known as the Benjamin Harrison Home, is the former home of the twenty-third president of the United States, Benjamin Harrison. It is in the Old Northside Historic District of Indianapolis, Indiana.
0.8 miS
Park
Glick Peace Walk, Indianapolis
21 min walk • The Indianapolis Cultural Trail: A Legacy of Gene & Marilyn Glick, often shortened to the Indianapolis Cultural Trail, is an 8.1-mile-long urban multi-use trail and linear park located in the vicinity of downtown Indianapolis, Indiana.
1.1 miSE
Theater, Concerts and shows
Phoenix Theatre, Indianapolis
28 min walk • The Phoenix Theatre has presented productions since 1983. An Equity house, the Phoenix presents the Midwest and Indiana premieres of many Broadway and Off-Broadway plays, and has presented 94 World Premieres. In May 2018, Phoenix moved to a newly constructed, 20,000 square foot building, the Phoenix Theatre Cultural Centre, at 705 N.
0.7 miSE
Theater
American Cabaret Theatre, Indianapolis
17 min walk • The Cabaret, formerly the American Cabaret Theatre, is one of four professional theatres in Indianapolis, founded January 9, 1988 and located for many years in the Athenæum.
0.9 miS
Theater, Concerts and shows, Historical place
Madame Walker Theatre Center, Indianapolis
23 min walk • The Madam C. J. Walker Building, which houses the Madam Walker Legacy Center, was built in 1927 in the city of Indianapolis, in the U.S. state of Indiana, and as Madam C. J.
1.1 miSE
Concerts and shows, Concert hall, Theater
Old National Centre, Indianapolis
29 min walk • The Old National Centre, formerly known as the Murat Shrine Temple and the Murat Shrine Center, is located at North and New Jersey streets in Indianapolis, Indiana, and is owned by the Murat Shriners of the Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine.
~1690 ftSE
Church
Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral, Indianapolis
9 min walk • Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral located at Fourteenth and Meridian Streets in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States.
0.8 miSE
Historical place
Morris-Butler House, Indianapolis
21 min walk • The Morris–Butler House is a Second Empire-style house built about 1864 in the Old Northside Historic District of Indianapolis, Indiana. Restored as a museum home by Indiana Landmarks between 1964 and 1969, the American Civil War-era residence was the non-profit organization's first preservation project.
0.7 miS
Library
Indianapolis Public Library, Indianapolis
19 min walk • The Indianapolis Public Library, formerly known as the Indianapolis–Marion County Public Library, is the public library system serving the citizens of Marion County, Indiana, United States and its largest city, Indianapolis.
0.7 miE
Gothic Revival architecture, Church
Episcopal Church of All Saints, Indianapolis
18 min walk • The Episcopal Church of All Saints serves the Old Northside Historic District near downtown Indianapolis. It is distinctive within the diocese for its Anglo-Catholic style of worship, and is historically significant as the first Episcopal Church in the United States to regularly ordain a woman as priest.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to HCS Motor Car Company Building?

Nearby attractions include Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral, Indianapolis (9 min walk), Indiana State Federation of Colored Women's Clubs, Indianapolis (10 min walk), The Propylaeum, Indianapolis (11 min walk), Willard and Josephine Hubbard House, Indianapolis (11 min walk).

How to get to HCS Motor Car Company Building by public transport?

The nearest stations to HCS Motor Car Company Building:

Train

Methodist (3 min walk)
Canal (12 min walk)