Wayne State University

Wayne State University is a school in City of Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan. Wayne State University is situated nearby to the university building McGregor Memorial Conference Center, as well as near the locality Ford–Lodge interchange.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Detroit Historical Museum and Saint Andrew’s Memorial Episcopal Church.

Detroit Historical Museum

Museum

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The Detroit Historical Museum is located at 5401 Woodward Avenue in the city's Cultural Center Historic District in Midtown Detroit. It chronicles the history of the Detroit area from cobblestone streets, 19th century stores, the auto assembly line, toy trains, fur trading from the 18th century, and much more. Detroit Historical Museum is situated 1,600 feet east of Wayne State University.

Saint Andrew’s Memorial Episcopal Church

Church

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Saint Andrew's Memorial Episcopal Church is a historic church located in Detroit, Michigan. As of 2008, it is used by Wayne State University and referred to as St. Andrew's Hall. The church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. Saint Andrew’s Memorial Episcopal Church is situated 1,100 feet south of Wayne State University.

McGregor Memorial Conference Center

University building

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The McGregor Memorial Conference Center is a meeting and event facility on the campus of Wayne State University in Midtown Detroit, Michigan, designed by noted American architect Minoru Yamasaki and completed in 1958. McGregor Memorial Conference Center is situated 680 feet northeast of Wayne State University.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ford–Lodge interchange and Midtown-New Center.

Ford–Lodge interchange

Locality

The Ford–Lodge interchange is a freeway interchange in Detroit, Michigan. It forms the junction of Interstate 94, with M-10. The interchange was completed in 1955, and is the first full freeway-to-freeway interchange in the United States.

Midtown-New Center

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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.

New Center

Suburb

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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.

Wayne State University

Type: School
Category: education
Location: City of Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.35861° or 42° 21′ 31″ north

Longitude

-83.07286° or 83° 4′ 22″ west

Elevation

630 feet (192 metres)

Open location code

86JR9W5G+CV

GeoNames ID

5014230

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