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Test Building, also known as the Circle Motor Inn, is a historic commercial building in
Indianapolis, Indiana Indianapolis (), colloquially known as Indy, is the state capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Indiana and the seat of Marion County. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the consolidated population of Indianapolis and Mari ...
. It was built in 1925, and is a nine-story, reinforced concrete structure with 12-inch thick brick and clay tile curtain walls. It is faced with Indiana
limestone Limestone ( calcium carbonate ) is a type of carbonate sedimentary rock which is the main source of the material lime. It is composed mostly of the minerals calcite and aragonite, which are different crystal forms of . Limestone forms whe ...
and has a three-story brick penthouse and two-level basement. The mixed-use building housed the city's earliest large parking garages. ''Note:'' This includes and Accompanying photographs It was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic ...
in 1983. It is in the
Washington Street-Monument Circle Historic District Washington commonly refers to: * Washington (state), United States * Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States ** A metonym for the federal government of the United States ** Washington metropolitan area, the metropolitan area centered on ...
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* Individually listed contributing properties to historic districts on the National Register in Indiana Commercial buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana Commercial buildings completed in 1925 Commercial buildings in Indianapolis National Register of Historic Places in Indianapolis Garages (parking) on the National Register of Historic Places Transportation buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana Transportation buildings and structures in Marion County, Indiana 1925 establishments in Indiana {{Indianapolis-stub