Ford Building (Detroit)
| Ford Building | |
|---|---|
 | |
 | |
| General information | |
| Type | Commercial offices |
| Location | 615 Griswold Street Detroit, Michigan |
| Coordinates | 42°19′45″N 83°02′47″W / 42.3293°N 83.0464°W |
| Construction started | 1907 |
| Completed | 1908 |
| Height | |
| Roof | 83.82 m (275.0 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | above ground: 19 below ground: 2 |
| Floor area | 202,686 sq ft (18,830.1 m2) |
| Lifts/elevators | 6 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Daniel Burnham |
Ford Building | |
| Architectural style | Neo-Renaissance |
| Part of | Detroit Financial District (ID09001067) |
| Designated CP | December 14, 2009 |
| References | |
| [1][2] | |
The Ford Building is a
office building located at 615 Griswold Street in Downtown Detroit, Michigan. It stands at the northwest corner of Congress and Griswold Streets, in the heart of Detroit's Financial District. The Penobscot Building abuts the building to the north, and the Guardian Building
is southeast across Griswold Street.
Toledo, Ohio, glass manufacturer Edward Ford and his son, John B. Ford, general manager of the Fords' Wyandotte, Michigan, alkali plant, had this building—then Detroit's tallest—constructed as an investment property.[3]
Architecture
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Designed by
terra cotta tile and accented with white Italian marble. Burham's other remaining skyscraper designs in Detroit include the David Whitney Building (1915) and the Dime Building (1912).[4]
See also
- Ford Building (San Diego, California)
References
- ^ "Emporis building ID 118532". Emporis. Archived from the original on May 14, 2015.
- ^ "Ford Building". SkyscraperPage.
- ^ Department of the Interior. National Park Service. (3/2/1934 - ) (2013–2017). Michigan SP Detroit Financial District. File Unit: National Register of Historic Places and National Historic Landmarks Program Records: Michigan, 1964 - 2013.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ISBN 0-8143-3120-3.
Further reading
- Meyer, Katherine Mattingly and Martin C.P. McElroy with Introduction by W. Hawkins Ferry, Hon A.I.A. (1980). Detroit Architecture A.I.A. Guide Revised Edition. Wayne State University Press. ISBN 0-8143-1651-4.)
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link - Moore, Charles (1921). Daniel H. Burnham, Architect, Planner of Cities, Volume 2. Houghton Mifflin.
- ISBN 0-8143-3270-6.
- Sobocinski, Melanie Grunow (2005). Detroit and Rome: building on the past. Regents of the University of Michigan. ISBN 0-933691-09-2.
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