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Cathedral Church of St. Paul
St. Paul's Cathedral stands today as one of the first and ...
Fort Street Presbyterian Church
The Fort Street Presbyterian Church represents an im...
Second Baptist Church
The Second Baptist Church, constructed in 1914 to replace ...
National Historic Landmark - Parke-Davis and Company Pharmaceutical Plant
Not every influential Detroit business has revolved around...
Pewabic Pottery
Pewabic Pottery was built in 1907 for ceramic artist Mary ...
Grosse Pointe High School
The construction of the Grosse Pointe High School in 1928 ...
Hotel Del Prado
Built in 1918, the Hotel Del Prado is one of the earliest ...
East Park Towers
As one of a series of hotel apartment buildings erected in...
Carson, Pirie, Scott Co. Building
Louis Sullivan is regarded highly by historians and archit...
Old Chicago Public Library (Chicago Cultural Center)
Influenced by the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition, the f...
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Cathedral Church of St. Paul
St. Paul's Cathedral stands today as one of the first and finest examples of the Late Gothic Revival, an architectural style popular in the early years of the 20th century. "Gothic Revival" architecture, imported from England in the 1830s, gave ...
Fort Street Presbyterian Church
The Fort Street Presbyterian Church represents an important step in the evolution of American 19th century "revivalist" architecture. In the 18th century, leading figures like Thomas Jefferson advocated an architecture for America derived from the design ideals of classical Greece ...
Second Baptist Church
The Second Baptist Church, constructed in 1914 to replace the original church building, houses Michigan's first African American congregation. The church was established in 1836, when 13 former slaves decided to leave the First Baptist Church because of its discriminatory ...
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 ...
Pewabic Pottery
Pewabic Pottery was built in 1907 for ceramic artist Mary Chase Perry. Concerned with raising the artistic standards of American ceramicists and influenced by the Arts and Crafts movement, Perry enjoyed designing pottery pieces in simple shapes and used spectacular ...
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 ...
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 ...
East Park Towers
As one of a series of hotel apartment buildings erected in the Hyde Park area between 1918 and 1929, the East Park Towers rises 10 stories and is an irregular U-shaped red-brick building with terra cotta trim. The pie-shaped lot ...
Carson, Pirie, Scott Co. Building
Louis Sullivan is regarded highly by historians and architects as a pioneer in American commercial architecture. As an exemplary model of his work, the Carson, Pirie, Scott and Company Building showcases his philosophy of form following function. Built in 1899 ...
Old Chicago Public Library (Chicago Cultural Center)
Influenced by the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition, the first permanent home of the Chicago Public Library was designed in the Beaux Arts style by the Boston architectural firm of Shepley, Rutan, and Coolidge. It was constructed between 1893 and 1897 ...
