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 [...]
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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 [...]
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