Ford Building

Description:

Postcard. Color postcard showing view of the Ford Building from the corner of Griswold and W Congress Streets, with pedestrians and streetcars. Printed on verso: THE FORD BUILDING, Griswold and Congress streets, is the largest office building in Michigan. It is 19 stories in height, towers 275 feet above the street level, contains 559 offices and cost Edward Ford of Toledo, its owner, $1,500,000. Its entire front is enamel terra cotta and it is considered a model of beautiful architecture. Handwritten message on verso. Postmarked July 18, 1910.

Date Issued:

1910-01-01T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Detroit Historical Society

Collection:

Postcard

Subject Topic:

Ford Building and Daniel Burnham

Rights:

No Copyright - United States

URL:

http://detroithistorical.pastperfectonline.com/archive/B43CE38D-CF1D-482F-9DB2-269614825027