Studebaker Building (St. Petersburg, Florida)

The Studebaker Building, located at 600 4th Street South in St. Petersburg, Florida, is a historic site that showcases the significance of the automobile industry during the Florida Land Boom of the 1920s. Built in 1925, it served as a showroom for the Peninsular Motor Company, which became the fourth largest Studebaker dealer in the world at the time. The building was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places on July 5, 1985, and now houses the USGS St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center, making it a point of interest for both tourists and researchers exploring the region's history and its connection to the automotive industry.