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| Location | 1661 Canal St., New Orleans, Louisiana |
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| Area | 1.15 acres (0.47 ha) |
| Architect | Curtis and Davis Architects and Engineers |
| Architectural style | Brutalist architecture |
| MPS | Non-Residential Mid-Century Modern Architecture in New Orleans MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 1000097891 |
| Added to NRHP | January 24, 2024 |
Canal Ford is a historic Ford dealership building in New Orleans, Orleans Parish in Louisiana. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2024.
A 3-story Ford dealership,2 the former Ford showroom and service center is adorned with vertical concrete fins. The building currently contains office space.3
See also
See also
References
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. June 24, 2025.
- "National Register Review Committee Meeting – Minutes" (PDF). Department of Administration, State of Louisiana. 2023-08-03.
- Lott, Nathan (August 9, 2023). "State endorses National Register nomination for Freedom House". Preservation Resource Center of New Orleans.
One of the first service centers to tout computerized diagnostics, Canal Ford offered downtown employees a convenient place to leave their vehicles for maintenance before walking to work in the Central Business District. Though it was converted for office use long ago, the structure remains highly visible from the elevated Interstate 10 expressway, which was completed within just a few years of the building.