The Pence Automobile Company Warehouse, also known as Richtman's Printing, is a historic commercial building located on Northern Pacific Avenue in

Fargo, North Dakota Fargo ( /ˈfɑɹɡoʊ/) is a city in and the county seat of Cass County, North Dakota, United States. According to the 2020 census, its population was 125,990, making it the most populous city in the state and the 219th-most populous city in ...

. It was designed in 1918 by Minneapolis architects

Long, Lamoreaux & Long Long, Lamoreaux & Long was an architectural partnership in Minneapolis, Minnesota, of Franklin B. Long (1842–1912), Lowell A. Lamoreaux (December 23, 1861 – February 1, 1922), and Franklin's son Louis L. Long (c.1870-1925). Franklin B. Lon ...

in Classical Revival architecture. The building was completed in 1920 at a cost of more than $175,000. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994. It is a three-story building that was originally designed to be the premier auto sales and service building in the area. It was designed with a car and truck showroom on the ground floor and service and storage above. and Harry E. Pence (1868–1933) of Minneapolis was president and general manager of the Pence Automobile, the major regional distributor of Buick automobiles.

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Commercial buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in North Dakota Neoclassical architecture in North Dakota Commercial buildings completed in 1920 Warehouses on the National Register of Historic Places Buildings and structures in Fargo, North Dakota National Register of Historic Places in Cass County, North Dakota Buick Auto dealerships on the National Register of Historic Places 1920 establishments in North Dakota {{NorthDakota-NRHP-stub

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