Art's Auto was constructed for Arthur Normand in 1927–28 on a triangular lot intersected by Main Street and Lonsdale Avenue (Rhode Island Route 122).

[2] The front division's corners are marked by four square turret-like piers with pyramidal roofs, each capped with a single over-scaled ball finial.

The front of the building has large display windows and a doorway on each side, comprising the majority of the facade which is topped by a false mansard roof.

[2] At the time of its listing on the historic register, the property was in a run-down state, while the Pawtucket Redevelopment Agency was advertising it as "the most interesting and best preserved early 20th century service station in Rhode Island".

[3] The design of both buildings represents the antithesis of standardization, opposed to the modern concept of promoting an "image of familiarity and reliability through uniformity".