49965 Van Dyke Ave., Shelby Charter Township, Michigan
Area
14.5 acres (5.9 ha)
Built
1926
Architect
Albert Kahn & William E. Kapp; Packard Motor Car Co.
Architectural style
Cotswold style, of architecture
NRHP reference No.
06001322[1]
Added to NRHP
February 1, 2007
The Packard Proving Grounds (the remains of which are now called the Packard Proving Grounds Gateway Complex), was a proving ground established in Shelby Charter Township, Michigan in 1927 by the Packard Motor Car Company of Detroit. It is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.[1]
^ ab"National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
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