The Leland Hotel (Detroit, Michigan)
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Detroit-Leland Hotel | |
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| Location |
400 Bagley Street Detroit, Michigan |
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| Coordinates | 42°20′1.28″N 83°3′15.34″W / 42.3336889°N 83.0542611°WCoordinates: 42°20′1.28″N 83°3′15.34″W / 42.3336889°N 83.0542611°W |
| Built | 1927 |
| Architectural style | Renaissance |
| NRHP Reference # | 05000718[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 20, 2005 |
The Detroit-Leland Hotel is a historic hotel located at 400 Bagley Street in Downtown Detroit, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[1] The ballroom of the Detroit-Leland has hosted a nightclub, the City Club, since 1983.[2] The hotel is now named The Leland.[3]
History
The Detroit-Leland Hotel (named for Cadillac founder Henry M. Leland) opened its doors in April, 1927.[4] It had 800 air-conditioned hotel rooms, along with a dining room, coffee shop, ball room, and 11 stores at street level.[4]
Construction
The Detroit-Leland Hotel is a 22-story building faced with brick, granite, and terra cotta.[4] It was designed in the Beaux-Arts architectural style by the Chicago firm of Rapp & Rapp, using mainly limestone.
References
- 1 2 Staff (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ City Club history
- ↑ The Leland
- 1 2 3 Patricia Ibbotson, Detroit's Historic Hotels and Restaurants, Arcadia Publishing, 2007, ISBN 0-7385-5080-9, pp. 63-64
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