Spier & Rohns
Spier & Rohns was a noted Detroit, Michigan architectural firm operated by Frederick Spier and W. C. Rohns, best remembered for designs of churches and railroad stations. These were frequently executed in the Richardson Romanesque style.
Notable commissions
- Michigan Central Railroad depot (since 1969 the Gandy Dancer Restaurant and Roadhouse Saloon) Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1886[1]
- Michigan Central Railroad depot, (as of 2009 the Niles Amtrak Station), Niles, Michigan, 1890
- Kelsey Museum of Archaeology of the University of Michigan, built as the Newberry-Hall-Student Christian Association building, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1888[2]
- Gethsemane Evangelical Lutheran Church, Detroit, 1891
- Sweetest Heart Of Mary Roman Catholic Church, Detroit, 1892
- University of Michigan - Tappan Hall, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1893
- Detroit Chamber of Commerce Building, (currently named United Way Community Services Building, Detroit, 1895 (the tallest building in Detroit at the time of its construction) [3]
- St. Thomas Church, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1897 [4]
- Union Depot (Lansing, Michigan), Lansing, Michigan, 1902 (Since 1978 - Clara's Restaurant)[5]
- Durand Union Station, Durand, Michigan, 1903
- Grand Trunk Railway Station, Portland, Maine, 1903 (razed 1966)
- West Medical - University of Michigan (now the Dana Building), Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1903
References
- ↑ Eckert, Kathryn Bishop (1993). Buildings of Michigan. New York City, New York: Oxford University Press. p. 141. ISBN 978-0195093797.
- ↑ Margo, MacInnes (1978). A Guide to the Campus of the University of Michigan. Ann Arbor, Michigan: University of Michigan Press. pp. 24–25. ISBN 978-0472613007.
- ↑ Hill, John; Gallagher (2003). AIA Detroit: The American Institute of Architects Guide to Architecture in Detroit. Detroit, Michigan: Wayne State University Press. ISBN 978-0814331200.
- ↑ Kvaran, Einar Einarsson (1989). Annotated Inventory of Outdoor Sculpture in Washtenaw County, Master's Thesis. Eastern Michigan University. p. AA16.
- ↑ Reade, Marjorie; Wineberg, Susan (1992). Historic Buildings: Ann Arbor, Michigan. Ann Arbor, Michigan: Ann Arbor Historical Foundation. p. 24. ISBN 978-1882574001.