{"nrhp_refnum":"96000423","name":"Kindel Building","other_names":["Holmes Body Shop"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1095 E. Colorado Blvd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Pasadena","county":"Los Angeles County","state":"CA","lat":34.14616105700003,"lon":-118.12777068599996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1996-04-18","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story reinforced concrete Italian Renaissance Revival commercial building at East Colorado Boulevard and North Wilson Avenue in Pasadena, California, with an automobile showroom at the front and an attached service garage behind. It was built in 1927-28 for auto dealer James H. Kindel.","why_significant":"It is locally significant under Criterion A in Commerce for its role in marketing and servicing the automobile in Pasadena between the wars. It is also significant under Criterion C in Architecture as one of the best and most intact automobile showrooms in the city, with an arcaded Italian Renaissance Revival facade and richly ornamented interior.","narrative":"Built in 1927-28 at the corner of East Colorado Boulevard and North Wilson Avenue in Pasadena, this two-story reinforced concrete building was designed as a car showroom with a service garage attached at the rear. Architects Bennett and Haskell and contractor William C. Crowell built it for Dodge Brothers and Graham truck dealer James H. Kindel. The front shows five glazed round-headed arches on Corinthian columns, a dentillated cornice and large plate glass windows that let passersby see the interior. Inside, the double-height showroom has carved timber roof trusses, a scored concrete floor, rusticated-style lower walls and a theatrical central staircase to the mezzanine. The garage has open service bays below and parking and storage above. Listed for its role in Pasadena's interwar auto trade and as a well-preserved Italian Renaissance Revival showroom, it housed several dealerships over the years and remains in auto-related use.","period_of_significance":"1928-1944","architect_builder":"Bennett and Haskell (Architects); William C. Crowell (Contractor)","architectural_style":"Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals: Italian Renaissance Revival","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Largely unaltered from its 1927-28 appearance; still in auto-related use as a body shop, with some mezzanine infill and added offices in the showroom.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:27.372799-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/96000423.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/96000423/8d4fc225c5-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/96000423/8d4fc225c5-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"TheCatalyst31","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kindel_Building.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">TheCatalyst31</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kindel_Building.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123857522","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kindel_Building","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14682971"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/los-angeles-county/kindel-building-96000423/"}