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Diamond Reo Motor Plant, 2100 South Washington Street, Lansing, Ingham County, MI

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Diamond Reo Motor Plant, 2100 South Washington Street, Lansing, Ingham County, MI

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Significance: The Diamond Reo Motor Plant, situated in an industrial area near downtown Lansing, consists of the only known extant and little altered structures associated with Ransom Eli Olds' successful ventures into automobile manufacturing. The most significant buildings include: 1905 office building, 1905 factory, 1908 engineering building, 1917 employee clubhouse, and four other factory buildings constructed between 1905 and 1914. The buildings exhibit many original exterior architectural features.
Survey number: HAER MI-4
Building/structure dates: 19t1 Initial Construction

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Date

1969 - 1980
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Contributors

Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Olds, Ransom Eli
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Location

ingham county42.71013, -84.55566
Google Map of 42.71012899999999, -84.5556639
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Library of Congress
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No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html

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