The former Cook Ford dealership building in downtown Sheridan, WY at Gould & 5th St. Rising a few stories higher than the 3,743ft of elevation it is built upon, the building is found along the Sheridan Railroad Historic District, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Cursory internet research seems to indicate the building was (possibly) constructed in 1923 for Kerr Motor Company, a Chevrolet franchise. One architectural photographer who published photos of this building online indicated the stone and mason work looked to “be the work of old Italian stone/brick masons” and while my first-hand knowledge of that subject matter is mainly limited to Olive Gardens, I can see where he arrived at this hypothesis.

The interesting and prominent inclusion of the Comet brand leads me to wonder if this hand-painted signage was done up around 1960. Between 1960 and 1962 Ford marketed their “compact” Comet (brethren to the Ford Falcon) as a stand-alone brand, separate from Mercury but to be sold by Mercury dealers before Ford went ahead and badged the car as a Mercury product starting in 1963. That’s quite a trivia-packed beginning for a car that was originally supposed to be part of Ford’s short-lived Edsel division.

Beyond that, information about this building online seems to be scarce (or at least beyond semi-determined research done via mobile device) but I hope to dig up more the next time I’m in Sheridan.