The Industrial Building is a
high-rise building located at 1410 Washington Boulevard in
downtown Detroit,
Michigan
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, within the
Washington Boulevard Historic District
Washington Boulevard Historic District is a multi-block area of downtown Detroit, Michigan. It consists of structures facing Washington Boulevard between State and Clifford Streets. In 1982, it was added to the National Register of Historic Pla ...
. It occupies the northeast corner on
Grand River Avenue and Washington Boulevard.
The building stands 22 storeys tall, with 21 above-ground floors, and one basement level. It was completed in 1928,
[ P. 72.] and is one of the many structures built by architect
Louis Kamper
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Project range
In the early 20th ...
on Washington Boulevard in the 1910s and 1920s. Kamper designed the Industrial Building with a mixture of
Art Deco
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,
Gothic Revival and
Beaux-Arts architectural designs.
The upper stories feature several
setbacks and piers, and the roof has an intricate design of
limestone
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cornices.
Built as an office building, the tower was later converted to residential use and renamed the Park Place Apartments.
A fire struck the building in February 2003, temporarily displacing over 100 residents.
References
Further reading
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External links
Google Maps location of the Industrial-Stevens Apartments*
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Residential skyscrapers in Detroit
Apartment buildings in Detroit
Office buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Michigan
Art Deco architecture in Michigan
Historic district contributing properties in Michigan
National Register of Historic Places in Detroit
1928 establishments in Michigan
Louis Kamper buildings
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