This building is considered to be the first dedicated automobile sales and service building built in the United States.
Designed by Mason & Kahn for Henry B. Joy. The four story addition designed by Albert Kahn for Henry B. Joy in 1903. William E. Metzger Automobile Dealership, 409 East Jefferson Avenue built in 1902 Downtown, Detroit, MI. Includes an image of the building from archives of Joseph G. DuMouchelle circa 1902, and an image of the building from the Burton Historical Collection, circa 1940's.