Chateau Frontenac Apartments
Chateau Frontenac Apartments | |
Location |
10410 East Jefferson Avenue Detroit, Michigan |
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Coordinates | 42°21′47″N 82°58′43″W / 42.36306°N 82.97861°WCoordinates: 42°21′47″N 82°58′43″W / 42.36306°N 82.97861°W |
Built | 1925 |
Architect | J. Will Wilson, Otto Misch |
Architectural style | Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Other |
Demolished | c. 1995 |
MPS | East Jefferson Avenue Residential TR |
NRHP Reference # | 91000213[1] |
Added to NRHP | February 28, 1991 |
The Chateau Frontenac Apartments was an apartment building located at 10410 East Jefferson Avenue in Detroit, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991,[1] but was subsequently demolished.
Description
The Chateau Frontenac was an eight-story apartment building constructed from buff brick, with off-white terra cotta details and a hipped roof of green Spanish tile.[2] The building was Mediterranean Revival with some French Gothic accents, and covered an "E"-shaped plan area.[2] The entranceway was through a tile-roofed projecting pavilion containing a terra cotta fountain with a dolphin motif.[2] Cartouches of terra cotta were placed between the top-floor windows, and decorative terra cotta eave brackets were beneath the roof. Three-sided multi-paned bay windows projected into the courtyard.[2]
History
The Chateau Frontenac Apartments was originally designed and owned by architect J. Will Wilson.[2] However, Wilson apparently had financial troubles during the construction of the building, and he was forced to sell the building in 1927.[2] The building had a succession of owners[2] from that time until its eventual demolition.
References
- 1 2 Staff (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Chateau Frontenac Apartments from the state of Michigan
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