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Detroit Cornice and Slate Company Building
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| Location: | Detroit, Michigan United States |
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| Built: | 1897 |
| Architect: | Harry J. Rill |
| Architectural style: | Beaux-Arts |
| Governing body: | Private |
| NRHP Reference#: | 74001000[1] |
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| Added to NRHP: | December 16, 1974 |
| Designated MSHS: | January 21, 1974[2] |
The Detroit Cornice and Slate Company Building is an Beaux-Arts style industrial office building located at 733 St. Antoine Street (at East Lafayette Street) in Detroit, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places and designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1974.[1][3][2]
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The Detroit Cornice and Slate Company was started by Frank Hesse in 1888.[4] In 1897, the company hired Harry J. Rill[5] to design a Beaux-Arts[6] three-story building for their use.[4] The building was used by the company until 1972, when lack of storage and parking space forced the company to relocate in Ferndale[4]. In 1974,the building was renovated for office and commercial use by architect Bill Kessler.[6] In the early 1990s, the Metro Times newspaper moved into the building; in the 2000s, a wraparound addition was constructed to increase room for the newspaper.[6]
The facade of this building is constructed from finely crafted galvanized steel.[5] These metal facades permitted elegant ornamentation to be constructed quickly and cheaply, particularly in locations like Detroit where stone was not easily obtainable.[5] The Detroit Cornice and Slate Company itself fashioned many of the building's simulated carvings from sheet metal.[5]
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