Globe Tobacco Building
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Globe Tobacco Building | |
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| Location |
407 East Fort Street Detroit, Michigan |
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| Coordinates | 42°19′59″N 83°2′34″W / 42.33306°N 83.04278°WCoordinates: 42°19′59″N 83°2′34″W / 42.33306°N 83.04278°W |
| Built | 1888 |
| Architect | Alexander Chapoton |
| Architectural style | Other, Romanesque |
| Governing body | Private |
| NRHP Reference # | 84000442[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 13, 1984 |
The Globe Tobacco Building is a manufacturing building located at 407 East Fort Street in Downtown Detroit, Michigan. It is the oldest tobacco manufactory extant in Detroit,[2] and is listed by the National Register of Historic Places.
History
The tobacco industry was a leading component of Detroit's economy during the latter half of the nineteenth century, and by the 1890s was the largest industry in the city.[3] Globe Tobacco, which was one of the largest five manufacturers in the city,[3] was established in 1871 by O. P. Hazard, Thomas McGraw, Hiram Walker, and William Moore.[2] Construction began in 1888.[3] The Globe Tobacco Company went out of business in 1925.[3] The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]
At one time the company Real Times Media, owner of black newspapers in the US, had its headquarters in the Globe Tobacco Building.[4]
Architecture
Alexander Chapoton, of one of Detroit's oldest French families, built the six-story red brick Romanesque mill-style building with load-bearing masonry walls and heavy timbered roof and floors.[3] A 1 1⁄2-story entrance archway is located in the center bay on the south side, and is flanked by two concrete spheres.[5] Redstone Architects designed the renovation for the building into office space in 1984.[6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Globe Tobacco Company Building from Woodward Avenue
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 "Globe Tobacco Building". City of Detroit.
- ↑ "Home." (Archive) Real Times Media. June 17, 2007. Retrieved on December 11, 2013. "Headquarters: The Globe Building • 407 E. Fort Street • Suite 410 • Detroit, MI • 48226 "
- ↑ Globe Tobacco Building from the state of Michigan
- ↑ 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.
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