Lawyers Building
Lawyers Building | |
Location | 137 Cadillac Square Detroit, Michigan |
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Coordinates | 42°19′54.88″N 83°2′38.19″W / 42.3319111°N 83.0439417°W |
Built | 1922 |
Built by | Misch, Otto, Co. |
Architect | Bonnah & Chaffee |
Architectural style | Chicago School |
NRHP reference No. | 82002903[1] |
Added to NRHP | April 22, 1982 |
The Lawyers Building is an
History
The Lawyers Building was built in 1922, the first building erected by John J. Barlum and his family in their rebuilding of the Cadillac Square area.[2] The building originally catered to middle class level tenants, including many unions and benevolent organizations.[2]
It later was renamed the American Title Building, and the upper floors were closed in the 1980s.[3] Renovation of the building began in 2017,[4] and a new hotel opened in the building in 2019.[5]
Description
The Lawyers Building was designed in the
The building is located east of the larger New Cadillac Square Apartments and Cadillac Tower (both also built by Barlum),[7] and west of Wayne County Building, at the corner of Cadillac Square, and Randolph Avenue. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
See also
- Other buildings designed by Bonnah & Chaffee:
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ a b c d Lawyers Building Archived 2011-06-06 at the Wayback Machine from the state of Michigan
- ^ "Lawyers Building". Historic Detroit. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
- ^ Kirk Pinho (October 3, 2017). "Cadillac Square building to be converted to 45 apartments". Crain's Detroit Business.
- ^ Kirk Pinho (October 9, 2019). "Hotel concept Sonder to open 168 units in 2 downtown Detroit buildings". Crain's Detroit Business.
- ^ Lawyers Building Archived 2006-09-26 at the Wayback Machine from the city of Detroit
- ^ Detroit History of Cadillac Square from New Cadillac Square Apartments
External links
- Google Maps location of Lawyer Building
- "Lawyers Building". Emporis. Archived from the original on November 28, 2021.
- "Lawyer Building". SkyscraperPage.