Detroit . Athletic Club Bldg Exteriors and Interiors

Description:
Interior view of sitting room at the Detroit Athletic Club on Madison Avenue in Detroit, Michigan, designed by architect, Albert Kahn. "For the citadel of Detroit's automobile aristocracy Kahn turned to Renaissance Rome for inspiration, the Palazzo Borghese provided him with a model for the portico of the D.A.C. and the arcaded loggia with its delicate Corinthian pilasters in the courtyard of the Palazzo Farnese gave him an idea as to how to treat the large windows of the main dining room on the fourth floor, for the interior he provided handsome carved stone mantels and fine coffered ceilings," from "The Buildings of Detroit: A History," by W. Hawkins Ferry.
Notes:
Collection located at the Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan. To schedule an appointment to view the original image, order high resolution copies, or seek permission to use an image, contact the Walter P. Reuther Library Audiovisual Department at reutherreference@wayne.edu., Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, and This metadata was created by Wayne State University Library system based on original description by the Walter P. Reuther Library
Date Issued:
1974-07-20T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Wayne State University. Libraries and Walter P. Reuther Library
Collection:
Virtual Motor City
Place:
Michigan and Detroit
Subject Topic:
Athletic clubs and Renaissance revival (Architecture)
Subject Name:
Detroit Athletic Club, Kahn, Albert, and 1869-1942
Format:
photographs
Rights:
Copyright Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University
URL:
http://digital.library.wayne.edu/item/wayne:vmc18742_5