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- For the First National Bank building in Albuquerque, New Mexico, see First National Bank Building. For the building in Ann Arbor, Michigan, see First National Bank Building (Ann Arbor)
The First National Building is an office tower in downtown Detroit, Michigan. Completed in 1922, the structure rises 26 stories, and occupies an entire block along Cadillac Square (adjacent to Campus Martius Park). The tower's main uses are for offices and retail. It was constructed primarily with limestone. The building was designed by Albert Kahn in the Neoclassical architectural style. It has an unusual "Z" shape, designed so that most offices would have natural light and ventilation. The building is located across the streets from Cadillac Tower and Comerica Tower.
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- 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.
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