Vinton Building
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Vinton Building | |
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| Location |
600 Woodward Avenue Detroit, Michigan |
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| Coordinates | 42°19′49.9″N 83°2′44.59″W / 42.330528°N 83.0457194°WCoordinates: 42°19′49.9″N 83°2′44.59″W / 42.330528°N 83.0457194°W |
| Built | 1916 |
| Architect | Albert Kahn |
| Architectural style | Neo-Classical |
| Governing body | Private |
| Part of | Detroit Financial District (#09001067) |
| NRHP Reference # | 83000898 [1] |
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| Added to NRHP | February 17, 1983 |
| Designated MSHS | November 16, 1982[2] |
The Vinton Building is a residential high-rise located at 600 Woodward Avenue (at the northeast corner of Woodward and Congress Street) in Detroit, Michigan. It stands next to the First National Building, across Woodward Avenue from Chase Tower and the Guardian Building, and across Congress Street from Comerica Tower. It was designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1982[2] and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]
It stands 12 stories tall, 172 ft. (52 m), with 2 basement levels for a total of 14 floors. Its primary uses are for offices and retail. The building was constructed in the neo-classical architectural style, and contains mainly terra cotta as its main material.
Description
Vinton Building, c. 1922
The Vinton Building at bottom right, next to the First National Building
- Architect: Albert Kahn
- Architect renovation: Archive D.S.
- Owner: Vinton Building, LLC
- General Contractor (renovation): The Garrison Company
Facts
- This building underwent a reconstruction in 2006 turning the building into a loft building.
- This renovation included commercial space on the first two floors, and one loft on each of the additional ten floors.
- The Vinton Building has a peaked parapet wall on the front façade reminiscent of classical temples.
- It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
- The renovation began in December 2005. The building renovation included a conversion of the basement into a parking level, ground floor retail, second floor commercial space, with the top ten floors being converted into multiple condominium units, one or two per floor. As of 2010, renovation has stalled and the building has yet to open.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Vinton Building". Michigan State Housing Development Authority. Retrieved August 7, 2010.
Further reading
- 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.
External links
- Google Maps location of the Vinton Building
- Vinton Building details at Emporis.com
- SkyscraperPage.com's Profile on the Vinton Building
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