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 [...]
