The Washington Boulevard Building is a
high-rise apartment building
An apartment (American English), or flat (British English, Indian English, South African English), is a self-contained housing unit (a type of residential real estate) that occupies part of a building, generally on a single story. There are ma ...
located at 234 State Street at the corner of State Street and
Washington Boulevard in
downtown Detroit
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,
Michigan
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. The building, designed by
Louis Kamper
Louis Kamper (March 11, 1861 – February 24, 1953)Louis Kampeat Find-A-Grave Retrieved on July 8, 2009 was an American architect, active in and around Detroit and Wayne County, Michigan, in the United States.
Project range
In the early 20th ...
, was constructed from 1922 to 1923. It stands at 23 stories, and features a
neoclassical limestone base.
Across the streets lie the
Book Tower and the
Book-Cadillac Hotel
The Westin Book Cadillac Detroit is a historic skyscraper hotel in Downtown Detroit, Michigan, within the Washington Boulevard Historic District. Designed in the Neo-Renaissance style, and opened as the Book-Cadillac Hotel in 1924, the , 31- ...
.
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External links
Washington Boulevard Apartments at Emporis.comSkyscraperPage.com's profile on Washington Boulevard Apartments
Residential buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Michigan
Residential skyscrapers in Detroit
Apartment buildings in Detroit
Historic district contributing properties in Michigan
National Register of Historic Places in Detroit
1923 establishments in Michigan
Louis Kamper buildings
Chicago school architecture in Michigan
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