address:
1249 Washington Blvd
data:
Year Built: 1916 -1926
Architect: Louis Kamper
Style: Italian Renaissance
history:
The 38-story Book Tower was part of the Washington Boulevard redevelopment, a project by J. Burgess Book, Jr. and his brothers which transformed a run-down area of Detroit into one of the world’s most fashionable streets. Planned in 1915 by Edward H. Bennett of Chicago according [...]
