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National Historic Landmark - Parke-Davis and Company Pharmaceutical Plant
Not every influential Detroit business has revolved around...
Detroit Naval Armory
The streamlined Detroit Naval Armory testifies to the lega...
Belle Isle
Known as Wah-na-be-zee(Swan Island) to the Chippewa and Ot...
Grosse Pointe High School
The construction of the Grosse Pointe High School in 1928 ...
Edsel and Eleanor Ford House
The 87-acre estate of Edsel and Eleanor Ford displays the ...
National Historic Landmark - Cranbrook Educational Community
The idea for Cranbrook Educational Community, a unique 319...
Charles Hitchcock Hall
The Charles Hitchcock Hall was designed by Dwight H. Perki...
Hotel Del Prado
Built in 1918, the Hotel Del Prado is one of the earliest ...
Chicago Bee Building
Confident in the vitality of the Black Metropolis of Chica...
Overton Hygenic Building
The Overton Hygienic Building is one of the most important...
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National Historic Landmark - Parke-Davis and Company Pharmaceutical Plant
Not every influential Detroit business has revolved around the automobile industry. Before the first car rolled out of a local factory, the Parke-Davis and Company Pharmaceutical Plant was home to one of the most important pharmaceutical firms--if not the most ...
Detroit Naval Armory
The streamlined Detroit Naval Armory testifies to the legacy of the Navy and Marine Corps in the city of Detroit. The Armory has served Sailors and Marines continuously since its construction in 1930. Though Detroit lies hundreds of mile from ...
Belle Isle
Known as Wah-na-be-zee(Swan Island) to the Chippewa and Ottawa Native American tribes, today Belle Isle reflects the late 19th century movement to create metropolitan parks begun in Paris and emulated in America by landscape architects like Frederic Law Olmsted. Ownership ...
Grosse Pointe High School
The construction of the Grosse Pointe High School in 1928 marked an important transition in the history of this area along the shores of Lake St. Clair. Grosse Pointe's move away from its farming community origins began after the Civil ...
Edsel and Eleanor Ford House
The 87-acre estate of Edsel and Eleanor Ford displays the couple's lifelong interest in art and architecture. The only son of automobile pioneer Henry Ford, Edsel began his career at the Ford Motor Company in 1912. He was promoted to ...
National Historic Landmark - Cranbrook Educational Community
The idea for Cranbrook Educational Community, a unique 319-acre campus founded in 1904, originated with Detroit philanthropists George and Ellen Booth. George Booth, publisher of the Evening News Association, was also interested in architecture, worked in wrought iron design, and ...
Charles Hitchcock Hall
The Charles Hitchcock Hall was designed by Dwight H. Perkins in 1901-1902 as a four-story dormitory for the University of Chicago. Significant in its contribution to the Prairie School movement, the medieval style building exhibits ornamentation detailing local flowers and ...
Hotel Del Prado
Built in 1918, the Hotel Del Prado is one of the earliest and largest of the Hyde Park Apartment Hotels. The H-shaped red brick and terra cotta building rises 10 stories. Built in the Neoclassical style, the hotel features an ...
Chicago Bee Building
Confident in the vitality of the Black Metropolis of Chicago, entrepreneur Anthony Overton commissioned his second building in this commercial district for the offices of the Chicago Bee, an African American newspaper he founded in 1926. Ironically enough, soon after ...
Overton Hygenic Building
The Overton Hygienic Building is one of the most important elements of the African American community known as the Black Metropolis. Established by the beginning of the 20th century, this commercial district developed in response to the restrictions and exploitation ...
