Ford Building

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The Ford Building is a historic exhibition hall in San Diego’s Balboa Park, originally constructed as a showcase pavilion for the 1935–36 California Pacific International Exposition.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf exhibition hall
historic building
pavilion
architect Sam Hamill
William Templeton Johnson
architecturalStyle Moderne architecture
Streamline Moderne
category Exposition building
Museum building in San Diego
World's fair architecture
constructedFor California Pacific International Exposition
constructionStartDate 1934
country United States
currentUse San Diego Air & Space Museum
era Great Depression era
linked to: Great Depression
expositionYears 1935
1936
heritageStatus historic resource
houses San Diego Air & Space Museum
inaugurationYear 1935
locatedIn Balboa Park
California
San Diego
United States
material reinforced concrete
namedAfter Ford Motor Company
notableFeature central open courtyard
radial floor plan
openingDate 1935
originalFunction exhibition hall
showcase pavilion
partOf Balboa Park historic district
linked to: Balboa Park
region Southern California
shape circular
sponsor Ford Motor Company
state California
theme automobile industry exhibition
useDuringExposition automobile displays
industrial exhibits

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