Jones Motor Company

Jones Motor Company
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
N.M. State Register of Cultural Properties
Albuquerque Historic Landmark
Location	3222 Central Avenue SE, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Coordinates	35°4′37.72″N 106°37′8.88″W / 35.0771444°N 106.6191333°WCoordinates: 35°4′37.72″N 106°37′8.88″W / 35.0771444°N 106.6191333°W
Built	1939
Architect	Tom Danahy
Architectural style	Moderne
MPS	Route 66 through New Mexico MPS
NRHP Reference #	93001219 [1]
NMSRCP #	1568
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	November 22, 1993
Designated NMSRCP	September 17, 1993[2]

Jones Motor Company is a historic U.S. Route 66-era building located on Central Avenue in the Nob Hill neighborhood of Albuquerque, New Mexico. Built in 1939, the building originally housed Ralph Jones' service station and Ford Motor Company car dealership. It was designed by Tom Danahy in the Streamline Moderne style, with curved garage bays surmounted by a central stepped tower.^[3]

Jones Motor Company was added to the New Mexico State Register of Cultural Properties^[4] and the National Register of Historic Places in 1993, and was designated as a protected city landmark in 2001.^[5] In 2000 it was restored and converted into Kelly's Brew Pub after lying empty for many years. It also houses a Cold Stone Creamery location. Yea

Notes

1. Staff (2007-01-23). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. "New Mexico State and National Registers". New Mexico Historic Preservation Commission. Retrieved 2013-03-13.
3. "Jones Motor Company". City of Albuquerque Planning Department. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
4. "Properties by County" (PDF). New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 29 April 2011.
5. "Jones Motor Co. a Designated Landmark". Albuquerque Journal (NM). December 27, 2001. p. D2.