Penobscot Building; Exterior View. Night scene

Description:
Exterior view of the Penobscot Building at Griswold and Fort streets in Detroit, Michigan, designed by architect, Wirt C. Rowland. "In conceiving the design of the Penobscot Building, Rowland was searching for a new idiom for the skyscraper, its simple limestone mass, H-shaped in plan, rises unbroken to the thirtieth floor, here a series of setbacks ascend in a masterly cubistic composition to the apex, which is terminated by a slender steel aircraft beacon ... emancipated from the shackles of historical style, it was a bold statement in the language of its day," 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:
1963-08-06T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Wayne State University. Libraries and Walter P. Reuther Library
Collection:
Virtual Motor City
Place:
Michigan, Detroit, Michigan, and Detroit
Subject Topic:
Skyscrapers and Office buildings
Subject Name:
Rowland, Wirt C. and (Wirt Clinton)
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:vmc50507_4