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Cary Building
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Cary Building from the east
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| Location: | Detroit, Michigan |
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| Built: | 1906 |
| Architect: | Richard E. Raseman |
| Architectural style: | No Style Listed |
| Governing body: | Private |
| Part of: | Broadway Avenue Historic District (#04000656) |
| NRHP Reference#: | 83003670[1] |
| Added to NRHP: | November 25, 1983 |
The Cary Building is a commercial building located at 229 Gratiot Avenue (at the corner of Gratiot and Broadway) in Detroit, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]
The Cary Building was built by Frank M. Cary, a speculator in Detroit real estate.[2] Cary hired architect Richard E. Raseman (who also designed the Breitmeyer-Tobin Building, located across Broadway from the Cary, in 1905) to design the structure. The construction of the Cary Building began a transformation of Broadway (then called Miami Avenue) from an upper-class residential area into a fashionable commercial district.[2]
The Cary Building is significant because of its strong use of vertical bays with capping arches.[2]
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