Test Building, also known as the Circle Motor Inn, is a historic commercial building in

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. It was built in 1925, and is a nine-story,

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structure with 12-inch thick brick and clay tile curtain walls. It is faced with Indiana

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and has a three-story brick penthouse and two-level basement. The mixed-use building housed the city's earliest large

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s. ''Note:'' This includes and Accompanying photographs It was listed on the

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in 1983. It is in the

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History

The building was constructed in 1925. It was initially planned to be entirely a parking garage apart from ground-level stores, but met with controversy due to perceived danger to pedestrians and traffic congestion. It was listed on the

in 1983.

Description

The building is a nine-story,

structure with 12-inch thick brick and clay tile curtain walls. It is faced with Indiana

and has a three-story brick penthouse and two-level basement. It was built in the Neoclassical Revival style by Bass, Knowlton & Company.

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