Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Facility
Museum in Auburn, Indiana. Built 1930. Added to the National Register in 1978, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
The Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum is an automobile museum located in Auburn, Indiana, United States. Opened in 1974, it is dedicated to preserving cars built by Auburn Automobile, Cord Automobile, and Duesenberg Motors Company.
Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | 1600 South Wayne Street, Auburn, IN |
| County | De Kalb County |
| Listed | Sep 21, 1978 |
| Listed for | Transportation, Architecture |
| Level of significance | National |
| Also known as | Auburn-Cord-Duesenberg |
| Reference number | 78000029 |
| Built | 1930 · more from the 1930s |
| Type of place | automobile museum |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
| Contributing resources | 1 building |
| Standing | Yes |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | 1600 South Wayne Street, Auburn, IN |
| Website | acdmuseum.org ↗ |
| Coordinates | 41.3557° N, 85.0572° W · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | River Raisin National Battlefield Park · 95 miles · on Park Atlas |
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Questions people ask
When was Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Facility listed on the National Register?
Sep 21, 1978. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.
Source: National Park Service
When was Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Facility built?
1930.
Source: Wikidata
Can I visit Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Facility?
Yes. Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Facility is recorded as open to the public, and hours are on the official website.
Source: Official website
Where is Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Facility?
1600 South Wayne Street, Auburn, De Kalb County, Indiana. The nearest national park unit is River Raisin National Battlefield Park, 95 miles away.
Where is the nomination form for Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Facility?
The National Archives holds the nomination form, the document that made the case for listing.
Source: National Archives
Is there cell service at Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Facility?
FCC coverage maps show Verizon 4G LTE, AT&T 5G, and T-Mobile 5G at the listed point. Coverage indoors and behind old masonry is another matter.
Source: FCC Broadband Map
Sources
Location, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Listing dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet where it carries the listing. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 78000029. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The nomination form and photographs ↗ at NPGallery are the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service, and the form is often the best description of the place. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.