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Commercial Building 52 Monroe, Detroit Michigan

Commercial Building 52 Monroe, Detroit Michigan

The structure is a four-story (plus basement) commercial building constructed in brick masonry in 1852. It measures 20' in width and 100' deep on the first three stories, but is only 75 feet deep on the fourth floor. The rear 25' of the third story was added in 1915. Its design is identical to the structure at 58 Monroe. Although most of the front facade has been covered by a metal sign, the remnants of cornice-level decoration survive, notably a line of dentils over a course of diagonally-laid brick. Evidence of the cast-iron lintels with urn and scroll motifs that originally appeared over the windows is visible in the upper right hand corner of the building. Hiram R. Johnson (1825-1894), a

Commercial Building 66 Monroe, Detroit Michigan

Commercial Building 66 Monroe, Detroit Michigan

The structure is a four-story (plus basement) commercial building constructed in brick masonry in 1852. It measures 20' wide and 100' deep on the first story, but is only 75' deep on the second through fourth stories. The cornice has since been removed, and the second-story feneatration altered, but third and fourth story one-over-one windows with their cast iron sills and lintels with urn and scroll motifs remain intact. Hiram R. Johnson (1825-1894), a prominant Detroit businessman, bought the real estate where this building stands in 1852 and erected a series of commercial buildings known as the Johnson Block. The architect is unknown. Tenants in the two first floor spaces have included an umbrella manufacturer continuously from 1888 through 1912, a

Commercial Building 70 Monroe, Detroit Michigan

Commercial Building 70 Monroe, Detroit Michigan

The structure is a commercial building constructed in brick masonry in 1852. It measures 30' wide and 100' deep on the first story. On the second story, the south bay is 100' deep, while the north bay is 60 feet deep. On the third and fourth stories the building is 60 deep. It is similar in design to the one at 58 Monroe, except it is four window bays wide instead of three. The building features cast iron window lintels with urn and scroll motifs over its rectangular windows (with one-over-one-lights). Remnants of a cast-iron entablature with trigiyphs is evident over the second story. Hiram R. Johnson (1825-1894), a prominant Detroit businessman, bought the real estate where this building stands in

First Williams Block, Detroit Michigan

First Williams Block, Detroit Michigan

The Williams Block at 32-42 Monroe is significant as one of the few pre-Civil War commercial structures remaining in Detroit, one of two built by John Conatantine Williams. It is also significant as an example of the work of Sheldon Smith, one of Detroit's first generation of architects who enjoyed a reputation throughout the region for his commercial block designs. The structure's Italianate style is still visible in the elaborate floral crown moldings over the second and third floor full-arched windows. Originally, the building also had a cast-iron Italianate-style bracketed cornice with an semi-circular pediment over the central section. The structure is five stories tail, plus basement, and is essentially rectangular in shape. It measures 60 feet wide and 100 feet

Second Williams Block, Detroit Michigan

Second Williams Block, Detroit Michigan

The Second Williams Block is significant as a remnant of commercial architecture in Detroit dating from the early 1870s, although two-thirds of the building was demolished following a 1973 fire in the south part of the structure. It is also significant as an example of the work of Mortimer L. Smith, a renowned Detroit architect and painter. John Constantine Williams, who built this commercial building to develop part of his real estate holdings in Detroit, was a member of one of the city's wealthiest families during the middle decades of the nineteenth century. A Detroit Tribune article on January 26, 1872, estimated the cost of construction at $100,000. No original architectural plans have been found. The original building, which occupied the

Rock Harbor Lodge Guest House, Isle Royale National Park, Houghton Michigan

Rock Harbor Lodge Guest House, Isle Royale National Park, Houghton Michigan

Construction began on the Guest House in 1922, continued in 1923 and was completed in 1924. It was first used for guest quarters on July 15, 1924. The guest House was built for Kneut Kneutson by professional builders and with some assistance from his grandson Westy Farmer. The Guest House was financed by Kneutson upon the request of his daughter and new manager of the Rock island Lodge, Bertha Farmer. Mrs. Farmer wanted a modern lodge building with rooms for rent and an area for recreation of guests. Previous to this, the office building was used as a combination office and recreation building. Mrs. Farmer and Kneutson are supposed to have designed the Guest House. The structure was used as guest

William Reid and Company Building (Buckland-Van Wald Building), Detroit Michigan

William Reid and Company Building (Buckland-Van Wald Building), Detroit Michigan

The William Reid & Company Building is an example of the commercial architecture of Gordon W. Lloyd, completed toward the end of his distinguished career. Lloyd was a major designer of churches, private residences, and commercial buildings in Detroit, with a career extending from 1861 to the early 1890s. The original owner, William Reid, a prominent Detroit merchant in plate glass trade, used this building for wholesaling in 1890-1906, The William Reid & Company Building, designed in 1890 by Gordon W. Lloyd at the request of David Whitney, Jr., is a five-story, partially asymmetrical, wood-and-masonry structure. Only the eastern section of the building is the original Lloyd construction; a fire destroyed the western portion rented by Reid in March 1892. Reconstructed

Commercial Building 220 Pearl Street Ypsilanti Michigan

Commercial Building 220 Pearl Street Ypsilanti Michigan

The single story eclectic brick commercial structure sits on a 11,200 square foot lot at the corner of Pearl and Adams Streets which Doctor Thomas Shaw bought in 1889 and developed to contain both his residence and his surgery. The form of the building is a square block with a three-quarter circular element at the south-west corner. The siting originally presented a primary facade to both streets by virtue of replicated stone and wood porches on the west and south elevations with a secondary entrance at the north elevation. From photographic documentation showing both porches and due to the existence of a full height center wall penetrating the roof, it appears that the building was originally built as a duplex commercial

Olympia Arena (Olympia Stadium), Detroit Michigan

Olympia Arena (Olympia Stadium), Detroit Michigan

From its opening in October 1927, until its closing in December 1979, Olympia Arena was Detroit's principal indoor arena for sporting events, including professional hockey and basketball games, track meets, boxing matches, and bicycle races. The building hosted other forms of mass entertainment, including ice shows, the circus, rodeos, and rock concerts. Over its long history, Olympia was the center for political and social conventions, trade shows, expositions, and various other attractions and events. It is best remembered as the home of the Detroit Red Wings. Designed by C. Howard Crane, an internationally known theater architect, Olympia Arena is a Detroit landmark because of its handsome Romanesque exterior and its imposing size. It is an engineering monument as well, because it

Saint Michael's Greek Catholic Church, Poletown, Detroit Michigan

Saint Michael's Greek Catholic Church, Poletown, Detroit Michigan

Built for a predominantly Polish and Slavic congregation worshipping under Byzantine-Slavonic Rite, Became Saint Nicholas Greek Catholic Church in 1932 until ca, 1963, then Temple of Faith Missionary Baptist Church Architecturally represents traditional church forms and Art-Deco design motifs. The exterior featured a combination of Byzantine and Art-Deco features; tri-partite arrangment of front facade capped by copper domes and bar crosses; texture achieved through use of recessed brick panels, brick butresses and corbelled cornices; elongated round-head gothic windows feature Art-Deco stained glass design; round windows and arched entry. The interior featured vaulted ceilings featuring artwork depicting biblical scenes.

New Center Building, Detroit Michigan

New Center Building, Detroit Michigan

This is a 10-story, U-shaped structure. It has a limestone-faced exterior with tall central section and lower side wings. Detailing includes bronze grille work on a 2-story entrance and spandrel panels between the windows. The store windows at first floor level are bronze framed plate glass. Interior features a spacious elevator lobby sheathed in marble and displaying Art Moderne influences in its decoration.

Presque Isle Light Station (Light House), Presque Isle Michigan

Presque Isle Light Station (Light House), Presque Isle Michigan

The Presque Isle Light Station complex is composed of three historic buildings and one contemporary structure located on the Presque Isle Harbor Peninsula in Presque Isle County, Michigan. The light tower is the most significant element of the complex and stand centered in the 99-acre lighthouse reserve, built in 1870. It is a conical brick structure measuring 113 feet in height from the base to the ventilator ball of the lantern, approximately 21 feet in diameter at the base, and 12 feet in diameter at the head. The walls at the base are 5.5 feet thick and are composed of a 2-foot outer wall, a 2.5-foot air space, and an inside wall that is 12 inches thick. At the parapet, the

Fairview Sanitarium, Detroit Michigan

Fairview Sanitarium, Detroit Michigan

In the 1930s Dr. Robert Greenidge, Detroit's first black radiologist, converted the house at 404 East Ferry Avenue into a sanitarium to treat blacks in the city. Greenidge was also a founder of Dunbar Hospital, Detroit's first black hospital. The house is a part of the East Ferry Avenue Historic District, a turn-of-the-century, upper class, residential neighborhood. All building facades have gables and dormers. Firsthand second stories have three-sided bays with crenellated parapet walls at the top. Verge boards end in exposed, rounded rafter tails on the eaves. Interior: The narrow, axial front to rear hall is a major alteration to the interior spaces. All rooms open onto this hall including a later addition at the rear which houses bath, utility,

Fisher Building, Detroit Michigan

Fisher Building, Detroit Michigan

28-story office tower with two flat-roofed, 11-story wings extending to the north and west to make an L-shaped building. Projecting piers between strip windows. Tower with stepped-back massing. The Tower roof is green tile with gilt cresting. Full architectural articulation on three sides. The first 3 stories faced with polished, dark gray granite. The upper floors are finished with gray marble. All Exterior metal work On exterior is solid bronze. Entrance of W. Grand Blvd has bronze and plate glass doors with bronze panels and medallions above. The interior features richly decorated barrel-vaulted arcades at ground level in each wing intersect at shallow dome, also elaborately decorated. Decorations include murals, marble, bronze grilles, and chandeliers. Upper floor walls sheathed with Tennessee

Buhl Sons Company Complex (Adair Street Warehouse), Detroit Michigan

Buhl Sons Company Complex (Adair Street Warehouse), Detroit Michigan

The oldest and largest segments of this warehouse complex were designed by the Detroit architectural firm of John Scott & Company in 1919 and completed the following year. The principal building is a reinforced concrete L-shaped structure, with the main axis running north and south, just east of Adair Street, and an ell extending to the east along the Detroit River. The original construction includes a single-story, steel-framed building extending east and north from the six-story concrete building and attached to it. Three additional buildings of later vintage make up the rest of the Buhl warehouse complex. The first is a single-story, steel-framed rectangular brick building at the southeast corner of Adair and Wight, and measures 133 feet by 180 feet

Eliphalet H. Turner House, Grand Rapids Michigan

Eliphalet H. Turner House, Grand Rapids Michigan

Built in 1846 by Gideon Colton, builder, for Eliphalet H. Turner. Was the first stone house of note built on the west side of the river. Material of exterior walls and main bearing walls is lime stone taken from the bed of Grand River, known locally as river stone. This is a soft stone of pleasing gray and buff color. There are no fireplaces in the house. The two central chimneys of brick are original as shown by engraving in Baxter's History of Grand Rapids. The house was purchased from the Turner family in 1895 by William Patton. Mr. Patton was a glass cutter and he removed the old cut-up sash substituting single lights. He also removed the blinds which are

Fisher Body Company Plant 12 (J. Lee Hackett Company) Detroit Michigan

Fisher Body Company Plant 12 (J. Lee Hackett Company) Detroit Michigan

This brick factory his served as the home for a half dozen firms, with most of them related to Detroit's automobile industry. Because its earliest roots are distant and obscure, the buildings are usually associated with either the Fisher Body Corporation, which occupied the plant from 1916 until 1942, or the J. Lee Hackett Company, which used it from 1942 until 1973 and left a large sign on the roof. It is a good example of the numerous relatively small plants built in the Milwaukee Junction industrial district of Detroit during the period 1900-1920. The firm of Meier & Schuknecht, manufacturers of trunks and valises, is shown at this location in the Detroit City Directory for 1904, the first listing for

Old Mission Church, Mackinac Island Michigan

Old Mission Church, Mackinac Island Michigan

The Northern Missionary Society, organized in 1797, had for its purpose the Christianization of the heathen in North America and the support and promotion of Christian knowledge in the New Settlements within the United States. In 1800 it was decided to send a man to travel among the Indians in the districts surrounding the Great Lakes, and two years later, Mr. David Bacon arrived on the Island to propagate Presbyterianism in that district. His stay was short and it was not until 1820 when the Rev. Jedidiah Morse, (the father of the inventor of the telegraph) after a short visit to the Island, again called the attention of the Society to its need, that the Rev. William M. Ferry in 1822

American Fur Company Buildings, Mackinac Island Michigan

American Fur Company Buildings, Mackinac Island Michigan

When the French, the first discoverers of the vast Northwest territory came to know the country with its network of lakes and rivers they found it to be the greatest fur producing region on the continent and soon realizing the importance of Mackinac Island, then called Michilimackinac, made it a central rendezvous for the coureurs des bois. These originally were men who accompanied the Indians on their hunting expeditions and returned, their canoes laden with pelts, which in Montreal were traded for the necessities and often the pleasures of life. We read as early as 1693 of 200 canoes laden with beaver pelts being brought from Michilimackinac to Montreal. This trading continued until 1763 when the close of the war between

Mariners Church, Detroit Michigan

Mariners Church, Detroit Michigan

The church which cost a trifle over $15,000.00 for the building and its furniture and has a seating capacity of 500 persons, became a reality through the will of Mrs. John Anderson. Col. John Anderson with his wife and sister-in-law Miss Charlotte Ann Taylor, came to Detroit on the first steamboat on the Upper Lakes, the Walk-in-the-Water. Mrs. Anderson and her sister Miss Taylor, had an agreement that their estate should be used for the erection of a church for mariners and Mrs. Anderson who survived Col. Anderson and her sister, made her will accordingly. The spirit of the sea prevails throughout the building. A small service stairway toward the front of the church from the first floor going up (installed

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