Garage Designs from the Historic American Building Survey

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Garage Designs from the Historic American Building Survey

These old garages are samples of the hundreds of designs that have been preserved through the HABS. You can view photos and measured drawings of floor plans, exterior elevations and construction details.

1929 Death Valley Lower Grapevine Ranch, Garage, Death Valley Junction vicinity, Inyo County, CA

Card # CA1579

A small one-car, gable entry garage.

Kuhlman-Periman Ranch, Garage, Dolores vicinity, Montezuma County, CO

Card # CO0161

This abandoned log building is a nice combination of a garage and a workshop or storage area.

1939 - 1981 Mount McKinley Headquarters, Garage & Repair Shop, McKinley Station, AK

Card # AK0132

A two-level, hillside garage for five vehicles.

Sleeping Bear Inn, Garage-Dorm, Route 209, Glen Arbor vicinity, Leelanau County, MI

Card # MI0214

A six-bay garage with second level dorm rooms at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore.

1941 Red Cross Complex, Garage, Southwest corner of Eagle & Borman Drives, Rantoul vicinity, Champaign County, IL

Card # IL0815

The drawings for this three-car, eave entry, gable roof garage include faming details.

The Historic American Building Survey is a joint effort of the Library of Congress and the National Park Service. Read more about their efforts to preserve America's heritage by visiting their website: Built in America To learn more about any of the designs listed here, search for it by its card number. Then, explore the vast and ever-growing HABS collection to view related building designs.

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