Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac
Upon his arrival in America, La Mothe adopted his title after the town of Cadillac, Gironde in southwestern France. The city of Detroit became the world center of automobile production in the 20th century. William H. Murphy and Henry M. Leland founded the Cadillac auto company and paid homage to him by using his name for their company and his armorial bearings as its logo in 1902. Various places bear his name in America, in particular Cadillac Mountain in Maine and the town of Cadillac, Michigan.
Carolina Cadillac Company Building
Carolina Cadillac Company Building, also known as Adamson Cadillac Co., Adamson-Cadillac-Olds. Co., and Black Cadillac-Olds., Inc., is a historic car dealership building located at Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina. It was built in 1922, and is a two-story, three bay, rectangular brick commercial building with Mission Revival style embellishments. A one-story brick addition was added in 1940. The front facade features an original, decorative, metal awning over the entrance and a central shaped pediment topped with terra cotta coping.