Cass Park Historic District

Cass Park Historic District
Temple north of Cass Park. The Detroit Masonic Temple is in the midground.
Location: Detroit, Michigan  United States
Architect: Ellington & Weston; et al.
Architectural style: Classical Revival, Art Deco
Governing body: Local
NRHP Reference#: 04001580[1]
Added to NRHP: February 2, 2005

Cass Park Historic District is a historic district in Detroit, Michigan, comprising the streets of Temple, Ledyard, and 2nd, surrounding Cass Park. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[1]

Three major buildings are located in the Cass Park Historic District: the Detroit Masonic Temple (on the north side; built in 1926), the S. S. Kresge World Headquarters (on the west side; built in 1928), and the newer Cass Technical High School (on the southside; built in 2005).[2] Other buildings in the district range from a large Victorian house to 1890s-1920s apartment buildings to a hotel.[3] The park itself is a formal square with angled paths and scattered statues.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html. 
  2. ^ a b Kelli B. Kavanaugh, "Cass Park Prospects," ModelD, January 8, 2008.
  3. ^ Cass Park Historic District from the State Historic Preservation Office.