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Corrado Parducci

Buhl Building

July 18, 2008 Downtown
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address:
535 Griswold
data:
Year Built: 1925
Architect: Wirt C. Rowland (Smith, Hinchman, & Grylls)
Style: Neo-Gothic
history:
The Buhl Building was Detroit’s first skyscraper and was the first of many prominent buildings designed by Wirt Rowland during his tenure at Smith, Hinchman & Grylls.  The architectural sculpture on the building was designed by Corrado Parducci.
links:
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Guardian Building

July 18, 2008 Downtown
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address:
500 Griswold Street
data:
Year Built: 1928 -1929
Architect: Wirt Rowland (Smith, Hinchman, & Grylls)
Style: Art Deco

history:
The Guardian Building, a National Historic Landmark, is a skyscraper in downtown Detroit, Michigan. Built in 1928 and finished in 1929, the building (originally called the Union Trust Building) is a bold example of Art Deco architecture, including some art moderne designs. [...]

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David Stott Building

July 18, 2008 Downtown
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address:
1150 Griswold St.

data:
Year Built: 1929
Architect: Donaldson and Meier
Style: Art Deco

history:
Located at the corner of Griswold and State Street, this building incorporates brick, marble (on the first three floors from the street), and limestone as its surface materials. As with many of the other Detroit buildings of the era it contains architectural sculpture by Corrado Parducci.  [...]

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