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 NERFINISHED
William Templeton Johnson NERFINISHED
architecturalStyle Moderne architecture
Streamline Moderne NERFINISHED
category Exposition building
Museum building in San Diego
World's fair architecture
constructedFor California Pacific International Exposition NERFINISHED
constructionStartDate 1934
country United States of America
surface form: United States
currentUse San Diego Air & Space Museum NERFINISHED
era Great Depression era NERFINISHED
expositionYears 1935
1936
heritageStatus historic resource
houses San Diego Air & Space Museum NERFINISHED
inaugurationYear 1935
locatedIn Balboa Park NERFINISHED
California, United States
surface form: California

San Diego NERFINISHED
United States of America
surface form: United States
material reinforced concrete
namedAfter Ford Motor Company NERFINISHED
notableFeature central open courtyard
radial floor plan
openingDate 1935
originalFunction exhibition hall
showcase pavilion
partOf Balboa Park historic district NERFINISHED
region Southern California
shape circular
sponsor Ford Motor Company NERFINISHED
state California, United States
surface form: California
theme automobile industry exhibition
useDuringExposition automobile displays
industrial exhibits

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