Wayne County Building

Wayne County Building
Location:

600 Randolph
Detroit, Michigan

 United States
Built: 1897–1902
Architect: John Scott
Architectural style: Roman Baroque
Beaux-Arts
Classical Revival
NRHP Reference#: 75000972
Added to NRHP: February 24, 1975

The Wayne County Building is a lowrise government structure in Detroit, Michigan. It stands at 600 Randolph Street, and formerly contained the Wayne County administrative offices and its courthouse. The current administrative offices are located in the Guardian Building at 500 Griswold Street. The Wayne County building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.

Detroit architect John Scott designed the building which stands 5 floors. Constructed from 1897 to 1902, it may be the nation's finest surviving example of Roman Baroque architecture, with a blend of Beaux-Arts and some elements of the neo-classical architectural style.

It was built using copper, granite, and stone. The exterior architectural sculpture, including the Anthony Wayne pediment was executed by Detroit sculptor Edward Wagner. The bronze sculpture, two quadrigas, Victory and Progress and four figures on the tower, Law, Commerce, Agriculture, and Mechanics, were made by New York sculptor J. Massey Rhind.

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On July 18, 2007, Wayne County Executive Robert Ficano announced Wayne County had entered into an agreement to purchase the Guardian Building to relocate its offices from the Wayne County Building. This purchase would commence when the county's lease on their current home expires in 2008 and end a difficult tenant-landlord relationship between the owners and the County.[1] The Detroit Free Press print edition on July 21, 2007, carried a front page article about the current landlord offering a reduced rate for the county to remain.[2]

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  1. ^ Gallager, John. Detroit Free Press. "Wayne Co. to buy Guardian Building for $14.5 million". (Accessed 18 July 2007).
  2. ^ Detroit Free Press. "Landlord offers to drop county's rent if it stays". (Accessed 21 July 2007).

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