Grand Circus Park Historic District
Grand Circus Park Historic District | |
Location | Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
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Coordinates | 42°20′10″N 83°3′2″W / 42.33611°N 83.05056°W |
Built | 1867 |
NRHP reference No. | 83000894; 00001488 (boundary increase)[1] |
Added to NRHP | February 28, 1983; December 07, 2000 (boundary increase); December 12, 2012 (additional documentation approved)[2] |
The Grand Circus Park Historic District contains the 5-acre (2.0 ha) Grand Circus Park in
History
A part of
In 1957, the City of Detroit constructed a parking garage under the two halves of the park.[6] The eastern portion houses space for 250 cars and the western portion accommodates 540.[7]
The half-moon shaped park is divided down its center by
The Maybury and Pingree monuments have been relocated several times. The Pingree statue was erected in 1904 near Woodward and Park Avenues facing south,[8] while his rival, Maybury, occupied a site in the eastern half of the park facing Pingree across Woodward Avenue. After the 1957 garage construction, Pingree was returned to his original site while Maybury was placed at the north boundary of the park with his back to his foe. In the 1990s, both statues moved once again to their current locations.
Among the notable buildings encircling the park are the David Broderick Tower and David Whitney Building on the south, Kales Building, and Central United Methodist Church on the north, and Comerica Park and Detroit Opera House on the East.
Development
On November 12, 2007,
East necklace
The Detroit Opera House is located at Broadway and Grand Circus. The east necklace of downtown links Grand Circus and the stadium area to Greektown along Broadway. The east necklace contains a sub-district sometimes called the Harmonie Park District, which has taken on the renowned legacy of Detroit's music from 1930s through the 1950s to the present.[11] Near the Opera House, and emanating from Grand Circus along the east necklace are other venues including the Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts and the Gem Theatre and Century Club. The historic Harmonie Club and Harmonie Centre are located along Broadway. The Harmonie Park area ends near Gratiot and Randolph. The Detroit Athletic Club stands in view of center field at Comerica Park. Part of the east necklace, the area contains architecturally notable buildings planned for renovation as high-rise residential condominiums such as the Gothic Revival Metropolitan Building at 33 John R Street. The Hilton Garden Inn is also in the Harmonie Park area. The east necklace area is serviced by the People Mover at the Cadillac and Broadway Stations.
Gallery
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Thomas Edison Memorial Fountain
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Detroit Mayor William C. Maybury Monument
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Hazen S. Pingree Monument
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The central green of the park is a common lunch spot for office workers
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Grand Circus Park, looking north
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Russell Alger Memorial Fountain is the only Daniel Chester French work in Detroit
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Central United Methodist Church, in Victorian gothic style, overlooks Grand Circus Park
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Cheli's Chili Bar on West Adams Street overlooking Comerica Park
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The building at 25 West Elizabeth, part of the Michigan Mutual Liability Company Complex
See also
- Campus Martius Park
- Detroit International Riverfront
- Grand Circus Park People Mover station
- Theatre in Detroit
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ "Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 12/10/12 - 12/14/12". National Park Service. December 21, 2012.
- ^ "Grand Circus Park national historic site distinction in Detroit updated". Detroit Free Press. January 8, 2013. Retrieved January 31, 2014.
- ISBN 0-8143-3120-3.
- ^ Zacharias, Pat (September 5, 1999). "Michigan History: Monuments of Detroit". The Detroit News. Archived from the original on December 8, 2012. Retrieved November 21, 2007.
- ^ "William Cotter Maybury Monument - Old photos". HistoricDetroit.org. Retrieved January 30, 2014.
- ^ "Public Parking Facilities". City of Detroit. Archived from the original on February 1, 2014. Retrieved January 30, 2014.
- ^ "Hazen S. Pingree Monument - Old photos". HistoricDetroit.org. Retrieved January 30, 2014.
- ^ a b Howes, Daniel (November 13, 2007). "Quicken to move to Detroit". The Detroit News. Archived from the original on February 2, 2014. Retrieved January 31, 2013.
- ^ Duggan, Daniel; Henderson, Tom (November 13, 2007). "Gilbert: Moving to Detroit the right thing' - 'and the smart thing'". Crains Detroit Business. Retrieved January 31, 2014.
- ^ Gallagher, John (March 16, 2007). "Harmonie Park Entertainment District – A Tribute To "Paradise Valley"". Detroit Free Press. Harmonie Park District. Archived from the original on May 9, 2015. Retrieved January 31, 2014.
Further reading
- Sobocinski, Melanie Grunow (2005). Detroit and Rome: building on the past. Regents of the University of Michigan. ISBN 0-933691-09-2.
External links
- Motor City District Regains Its Luster - slideshow by The New York Times