Balch School
Balch School is a school building in City of Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan which is located on Saint Antoine Street. Balch School is situated nearby to Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History, as well as near the museum Ford Piquette Avenue Plant.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: School building
- Also known as: “George W. Balch School”
- Address: 5536 Saint Antoine Street, Detroit, MI 48202
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History and Ford Piquette Avenue Plant.
Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History
Museum
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The Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History is a museum of African-American history and culture located in Detroit, Michigan. Located in the city's Midtown Cultural Center, The Wright is one of the world's oldest and largest independent African-American museums and holds the world's largest permanent collection of African-American culture. Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History is situated 2,000 feet south of Balch School.
Ford Piquette Avenue Plant
Museum
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The Ford Piquette Avenue Plant is a former car factory located within the Milwaukee Junction area of Detroit, Michigan, United States. Built in 1904, it was the second center of automobile production for the Ford Motor Company, after the Ford Mack Avenue Plant. Ford Piquette Avenue Plant is situated 2,200 feet northwest of Balch School.
Michigan Science Center
Museum
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The Michigan Science Center is a Smithsonian-affiliate science museum in Detroit, Michigan. The mission of the Michigan Science Center is to inspire curious minds of all ages to discover, explore and appreciate science, technology, engineering and math in a creative, dynamic learning environment. Michigan Science Center is situated 2,400 feet south of Balch School.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Midtown-New Center and Milwaukee Junction.
Midtown-New Center
Photo: Ken Lund, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Midtown is the cultural center of Detroit. It is home to several museums and galleries, such as the Detroit Institute of Arts and the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History.
Milwaukee Junction
Neighborhood
Milwaukee Junction is an area in Detroit, Michigan, east of New Center. Located near the railroad junction of the Grand Trunk Western Railroad's predecessors Detroit, Grand Haven and Milwaukee Railway and the Chicago, Detroit and Canada Grand Trunk Junction, the area encompasses the streets of East Grand Boulevard to the north, St.
New Center
Suburb
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0.
New Center is a commercial and residential district located in Detroit, Michigan, adjacent to Midtown, one mile north of the Cultural Center, and approximately three miles north of Downtown.
Balch School
- Categories: building and education
- Location: City of Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.36464° or 42° 21′ 53″ northLongitude
-83.05974° or 83° 3′ 35″ westElevation
627 feet (191 metres)Levels
3Open location code
86JR9W7R+V4OpenStreetMap ID
way 857020669OpenStreetMap feature
building=schoolGeoNames ID
4984783
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