Cadillac Tower
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| General information | |
| Type | Office |
| Architectural style | Beaux-Arts |
| Location | 65 Cadillac Square Detroit, Michigan  United States |
| Completed | 1927 |
| Height | |
| Antenna spire | 176.2 m (578 ft) |
| Roof | 133.4 m (438 ft) |
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| Floor count | 40 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Bonnah & Chaffee |
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Barlum Tower
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| Location: | Detroit, Michigan |
| Coordinates: | 42°19′53″N 83°2′51″W / 42.33139°N 83.0475°WCoordinates: 42°19′53″N 83°2′51″W / 42.33139°N 83.0475°W |
| Built: | 1927 |
| Architect: | Bonnah & Chaffee; Otto Misch Co. |
| Architectural style: | Late Gothic Revival |
| Governing body: | Private |
| NRHP Reference#: | 05000737[1] |
| Added to NRHP: | July 27, 2005 |
Cadillac Tower is a Beaux Arts skyscraper designed by the architectural firm of Bonnah & Chaffee located at 65 Cadillac Square in downtown Detroit, Michigan, not far from the Renaissance Center. The building's materials include terra cotta and brick. It was built in 1927 as the Barlum Tower and has 40 floors, including two below ground. At the top of the tower is a tall guyed mast for local radio station WJLB and television station WLPC-LD. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[1]
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[edit] History
Cadillac Tower was the first building outside New York City and Chicago to have 40 floors. The building also houses the city of Detroit's Planning and Development Department, and its Recreation Department. Cadillac Tower's decorative cornices and parapets are of varying heights. The corner spires rise to a height of 427 feet (130 m), and the spires at the middle facade rise to the same height of the mechanical penthouse at a height of 437 feet (133 m).
From 1994 to 2000, one side of the building featured a 14-story mural of Detroit Lions star player Barry Sanders. The mural was retired after a six-year deal with Nike expired. That mural was then replaced with one of Detroit Red Wings star Steve Yzerman. Currently the building features an ad for the Fidelity investments. The building was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.
In January 2008, the City of Detroit and Cadillac Tower's owner Northern Group, Inc., announced plans for Cadillac Centre, a $150-million mixed-use residential entertainment-retail complex attached to the skyscraper. Designed by architect Anthony Caradonna, the contemporary steel and glass 24-story center will fill in the currently vacant Monroe Block adjacent to Campus Martius. Construction has not begun and the project is on hold. [1]
[edit] Photo gallery
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The tower from Detroit
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Cadillac Tower from Greektown
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[edit] Notes
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
[edit] References and further reading
- Hill, Eric J. and John Gallagher (2002). AIA Detroit: The American Institute of Architects Guide to Detroit Architecture. Wayne State University Press. ISBN 0-8143-3120-3.
- Kvaran, Einar Einarsson, Architectural Sculpture of America, unpublished manuscript
- Meyer, Katherine Mattingly and Martin C.P. McElroy with Introduction by W. Hawkins Ferry, Hon A.I.A. (1980). Detroit Architecture A.I.A. Guide Revised Edition. Wayne State University Press. ISBN 0-8143-1651-4.
- Sharoff, Robert (2005). American City: Detroit Architecture. Wayne State University Press. ISBN 0-8143-3270-6.
- Savage, Rebecca Binno and Greg Kowalski (2004). Art Deco in Detroit (Images of America). Arcadia. ISBN 0-7385-3228-2.
[edit] External links
- SkyscraperPage.com's Profile on Cadillac Tower
- Cadillac Tower at Emporis.com
- Official Cadillac Tower Website
