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- Front view of the Maccabees Building on Woodward and Putnam in Detroit, Michigan. The fourteen-story building designed by architect Albert Kahn was completed in 1927, and it was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. The building was purchased by Wayne State University in 2002. "The Maccabees Building, is an impressive fourteen-story building designed by esteemed architect Albert Kahn in 1927, Kahn's mark can be readily seen in the Art Deco styling, and the steel-frame construction with reinforced concrete floors he was fond of, the central tower is flanked by four six-story wings providing an "H" shaped plan, the principal facade is dominated by a two-story, arched entranceway similar to Kahn's 1922 Detroit Free Press Building," from the Michigan State Historic Preservation Sites website.
- 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
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- Wayne State University. Libraries and Walter P. Reuther Library
- Collection:
- Virtual Motor City
- Description:
- Exterior view of the Fisher Building designed by architect Albert Kahn. "In the late 1920s, the Fishers hired master architect Albert Kahn to design a building as both a philanthropic and commercial investment, the Fisher brothers wanted to spare no expense, and Kahn designed a $9 million Art Deco masterpiece that lavished 1/4 of its expense on art work and luxury materials ... designated a National Historic Landmark in 1989, the Fisher Building features a 28-story set-back Art Deco tower, the interior is bisected by a 44 foot high barrel-vaulted arcade and every inch is opulently decorated with bronze, gold leaf, and over forty types of exotic marbles mined in quarries in Africa, Italy, and Carthage, Missouri," from The National Register of Historic Places website.
- 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:
- 1954-02-06T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries and Walter P. Reuther Library
- Collection:
- Virtual Motor City
- Description:
- Front view of the Maccabees Building on Woodward and Putnam in Detroit, Michigan. The fourteen-story building designed by architect Albert Kahn was completed in 1927, and it was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. The building was purchased by Wayne State University in 2002. "The Maccabees Building, is an impressive fourteen-story building designed by esteemed architect Albert Kahn in 1927, Kahn's mark can be readily seen in the Art Deco styling, and the steel-frame construction with reinforced concrete floors he was fond of, the central tower is flanked by four six-story wings providing an "H" shaped plan, the principal facade is dominated by a two-story, arched entranceway similar to Kahn's 1922 Detroit Free Press Building," from the Michigan State Historic Preservation Sites website.
- 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
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries and Walter P. Reuther Library
- Collection:
- Virtual Motor City