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Ford Building

April 7, 2009 Downtown
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address:
615 Griswold

data:
Year Built: 1909
Architect: Daniel Burnham
Style: Neo-Classical & Neo-Renaissance

history:
When it was built in 1909, the Ford Building was the tallest skyscraper in Detroit until 1913.  Unlike Burnham’s previous buildings, it was constructed with a steel frame instead of thick masonry.  The exterior was clad in white terra cotta that was crisply detailed to emphasize it’s [...]

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