The Penobscot Block is a complex of office towers centered on the 45-story Penobscot Building at the corner of Griswold Street and West Fort Street in Downtown

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. The buildings on the block are named for the

Penobscot The Penobscot (Abenaki: ''Pαnawάhpskewi'') are an Indigenous people in North America from the Northeastern Woodlands region. They are organized as a federally recognized tribe in Maine and as a First Nations band government in the Atlantic ...

, a Native American

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from

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Buildings

The block is occupied by four major buildings: #

Penobscot Building (1905) ''The'' Penobscot Building is the original 13-story building of the Penobscot Block complex in downtown Detroit, Michigan. It is the first Penobscot Building, and one of three buildings of the same name in the later-constructed complex. It is l ...

(1905, northwest corner along Shelby Street and West Fort Street) (13 story oldest of the three). #

Penobscot Building The Greater Penobscot Building, commonly known as the Penobscot Building, is a class-A office tower in Downtown Detroit, Michigan. Constructed in 1928, the Art Deco building is located in the heart of the Detroit Financial District. The Penobs ...

(1928, northeast corner, along Griswold Street and West Fort Street) (45-story youngest of the three). #

Penobscot Building Annex The Penobscot Building Annex is a 23-story, office skyscraper located at 144 West Congress Street in Downtown Detroit, Michigan. This portion of the Penobscot Block is now physically connected to the newer Penobscot Building Tower. The Penob ...

(1922, southwest corner, along Shelby Street and West Congress Street). # Ford Building (southeast corner, along Griswold Street and West Congress Street). The block is also bordered to the west (along Shelby Street) by the

Savoyard Centre Savoyard Centre (1900), also known as State Savings Bank, is an office building at 151 West Fort Street in Downtown Detroit, Michigan. It was designated as a Michigan State Historic Site in 1981 and listed on the National Register of Historic Pla ...

, previously known as the Peoples Savings Bank Building and 151 West Fort. This complex contains a gross total of of office and retail space.

References

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Official Penobscot Building website

External links

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