Cadillac Place
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- For the downtown Detroit, Michigan office tower known as "Cadillac Tower", see Cadillac Tower.
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| Location | 3044 West Grand Boulevard Detroit, Michigan  United States |
| Status | Complete |
| Constructed | 1919-1923 |
| Use | office |
| Roof | 220 ft (67.1 m) |
| Top floor | 187 ft (57 m) |
| Technical Details | |
| Floor count | 15 |
| Floor area | 402,702 m² |
| Elevator count | 31 |
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| Architect | Albert Kahn |
Cadillac Place, a National Historic Landmark, is an ornate high-rise office building in the New Center area of Detroit, Michigan. Constructed of limestone and marble, it is an exquisite example of Neo-Classical architecture. In 2002, the State of Michigan thoroughly renovated the building and renamed it Cadillac Place. It houses State offices for the Detroit area and a State Court of Appeals. Directly across from the Fisher Building, Cadillac Place constitutes a formidable complex. The Detroit St. Regis Hotel adjoins the Fisher Building across from Cadillac Place.
In 1923, it opened as one of the largest office buildings in the world. Originally, it was known as the General Motors Building since it had housed the company's world headquarters from 1923 until 1996. In 1996, GM moved its world headquarters to the Renaissance Center and sold the magnificent building which is leased by the State of Michigan on a long term basis. Designed by noted architect Albert Kahn, Cadillac Place consists of four parallel 15-story wings connected together by a central backbone perpendicular to them. Kahn used this design to allow sunlight and natural ventilation to reach each of the building's hundreds of individual offices. At the time of its construction, the building was the second-largest office building in the world, behind only the Equitable Building in New York City.
The building takes its present name from Antoine Laumet de La Mothe, sieur de Cadillac, the founder of Detroit.
Photo gallery
 From Cass and Milwaukee Street |
 View from Grand Blvd and Woodward Ave. |
 Fisher Building and Cadillac Place |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- Hill, Eric J. and John Gallagher (2002). AIA Detroit: The American Institute of Architects Guide to Detroit Architecture. Wayne State University Press. ISBN 0-8143-3120-3.
- Meyer, Katherine Mattingly and Martin C.P. McElroy with Introduction by W. Hawkins Ferry, Hon A.I.A. (1980). Detroit Architecture A.I.A. Guide Revised Edition. Wayne State University Press. ISBN 0-8143-1651-4.
- Sharoff, Robert (2005). American City: Detroit Architecture. Wayne State University Press. ISBN 0-8143-3270-6.
[edit] External links
- http://www.buildingphotos.com/detroit/DE-3044wgrand.shtml
- Google Maps location of Cadillac Place
- Cadillac Place at Emporis.com
- New Center Council
- SkyscraperPage.com's Profile on Cadillac Place
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