Keith and Branch Ford Motors Factory and Showroom

Coordinates: 44°20′11″N 73°46′43″W / 44.33639°N 73.77861°W / 44.33639; -73.77861
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Keith and Branch Ford Motors Factory and Showroom
Keith and Branch Ford Motors Factory and Showroom is located in New York
Keith and Branch Ford Motors Factory and Showroom
Keith and Branch Ford Motors Factory and Showroom is located in the United States
Keith and Branch Ford Motors Factory and Showroom
Location12198 NY 9N, Upper Jay, New York
Coordinates44°20′11″N 73°46′43″W / 44.33639°N 73.77861°W / 44.33639; -73.77861
Area0.77 acres (0.31 ha)
Builtc. 1920 (1920)
NRHP reference No.13000329[1]
Added to NRHPMay 28, 2013

Keith and Branch Ford Motors Factory and Showroom, also known as The Old Seed Store, is a historic factory and car dealership building located at Upper Jay, Essex County, New York. It was built about 1920, and is a three-story, six bay by four bay, stuccoed frame building. It has a nearly flat roof and sits on a poured concrete foundation. It was built to accommodate the partial assembly and local sale of Ford Motor Company's Model T automobiles.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 5/28/13 through 5/31/13. National Park Service. 2013-06-07.
  2. ^ "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2019-04-04. Retrieved 2016-02-01. Note: This includes William E. Krattinger (January 2013). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Keith and Branch Ford Motors Factory and Showroom" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-02-01. and Accompanying photographs