Lower Woodward Avenue Historic District
Lower Woodward Avenue Historic District | |
Location | Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
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Coordinates | 42°20′3″N 83°2′56″W / 42.33417°N 83.04889°W |
Architect | Albert Kahn, Gordon W. Lloyd, et al. |
Architectural style | Early Commercial, Late Victorian |
NRHP reference No. | 99000051[1] |
Added to NRHP | February 12, 1999 |
The Lower Woodward Avenue Historic District, also known as Merchant's Row, is a
History
The Lower Woodward Avenue Historic District contains thirty-four commercial buildings[2] built at the end of the nineteenth century and the beginning of the twentieth, many by architects.[3] By the 1920s, this area of the city was one of the most active shopping districts in the nation; in 1925, the State and Woodward intersection was the most active pedestrian crossing corner in the U.S.[3]
Many famous and historic Detroit businesses either began or had flagship stores in or near the district, including
Major retailers have started moving into spaces that recently were empty.
Elliott Building
Architect: Wilson Brothers & Company of Philadelphia Original address: 207-211 Woodward Ave. The Elliott Building is listed on the
The Elliott Building was added to the northwest corner of
Construction
Most of the structures in the district are of steel frame construction with a front windowed facade finished with brownstone, white brick, white terra cotta, or red brick.[7] They all stand wall-to-wall, filling the lot lines and fronting directly on the sidewalk.[7] Most were originally designed to house retail on the first floor and offices on the upper floors.[7]
Gallery
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Woodward Avenue shopping district, 1865
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1201-1399 Woodward (between State Street and Grand River Avenue)
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1400-1456 Woodward (between Grand River Avenue and Clifford Street)
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1401-1449 Woodward (between Grand River Avenue and Clifford Street)
See also
- Frank & Seder Building
- J. L. Hudson Department Store and Addition
- List of buildings located along Woodward Avenue, Detroit
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ "Lower Woodward Avenue Historic District". Detroit1701.org. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
- ^ a b c "Lower Woodward Avenue Historic District" (PDF). city of Detroit.Archived 2007-10-11 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Daniel Duggan (July 5, 2011), Somerset Collection to open temporary retail space in Detroit's Lofts of Merchants Row, Crain's Detroit
- ^ Victoria Araj (June 25, 2012), The Return of CityLoft Detroit Retail and Downtown Detroit Days, Quicken Loans Archived 2013-12-02 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Elliott Building". Detroit1701.org. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
- ^ a b c "Detroit Historic Districts". Archived 2012-06-15 at the Wayback Machine from CityScape Detroit