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Fort Street Presbyterian Church
The Fort Street Presbyterian Church represents an im...
The Guardian Building
The Guardian Building documents the booming, modern city D...
Wayne County Courthouse
The Wayne County Courthouse shows both the growth of metro...
Second Baptist Church
The Second Baptist Church, constructed in 1914 to replace ...
Miles van der Rohe Residential District
The Mies van der Rohe Residential District is both an outs...
Eastern Market Historic District
The Eastern Market Historic District has long been the cen...
St. Albertus Catholic Church
St. Albertus Roman Catholic Church has played an important...
National Historic Landmark - Parke-Davis and Company Pharmaceutical Plant
Not every influential Detroit business has revolved around...
Detroit Naval Armory
The streamlined Detroit Naval Armory testifies to the lega...
Pewabic Pottery
Pewabic Pottery was built in 1907 for ceramic artist Mary ...
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Fort Street Presbyterian Church
The Fort Street Presbyterian Church represents an important step in the evolution of American 19th century "revivalist" architecture. In the 18th century, leading figures like Thomas Jefferson advocated an architecture for America derived from the design ideals of classical Greece ...
The Guardian Building
The Guardian Building documents the booming, modern city Detroit had become in the 1920s. Though Detroit was already an important manufacturing center at the turn of the century, the success of the auto industry after World War I drove an ...
Wayne County Courthouse
The Wayne County Courthouse shows both the growth of metropolitan Detroit in the 19th century, and the area's recent interest in historic preservation. Just before the turn of the century, the Board of Supervisors of booming Wayne County decided the ...
Second Baptist Church
The Second Baptist Church, constructed in 1914 to replace the original church building, houses Michigan's first African American congregation. The church was established in 1836, when 13 former slaves decided to leave the First Baptist Church because of its discriminatory ...
Miles van der Rohe Residential District
The Mies van der Rohe Residential District is both an outstanding example of Modernist architecture and one of America's most successful post-World War II urban redevelopment projects. Its 46 acres encompasses three distinct but carefully connected sections: on the western ...
Eastern Market Historic District
The Eastern Market Historic District has long been the center of Detroit's German communities, and is the last of the three public markets that once served the city. The land on which Eastern Market is located was originally the Russell ...
St. Albertus Catholic Church
St. Albertus Roman Catholic Church has played an important role in the life of Detroit's Polish-American community for over 100 years. Designed to emphasize the Polish origins of its congregation and to set it apart from other churches in this ...
National Historic Landmark - Parke-Davis and Company Pharmaceutical Plant
Not every influential Detroit business has revolved around the automobile industry. Before the first car rolled out of a local factory, the Parke-Davis and Company Pharmaceutical Plant was home to one of the most important pharmaceutical firms--if not the most ...
Detroit Naval Armory
The streamlined Detroit Naval Armory testifies to the legacy of the Navy and Marine Corps in the city of Detroit. The Armory has served Sailors and Marines continuously since its construction in 1930. Though Detroit lies hundreds of mile from ...
Pewabic Pottery
Pewabic Pottery was built in 1907 for ceramic artist Mary Chase Perry. Concerned with raising the artistic standards of American ceramicists and influenced by the Arts and Crafts movement, Perry enjoyed designing pottery pieces in simple shapes and used spectacular ...
