Penobscot Building
The Penobscot Building is the original 13-story building of the Penobscot Block complex in downtown Detroit, Michigan. It is the first Penobscot Building, and one of three buildings of the same name in the later-constructed complex.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Commercial building
- Description: building in Detroit, Michigan (1905)
- Address: 131 Fort Street West, Detroit, 48226
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Guardian Building and Penobscot Building.
Guardian Building
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Guardian Building is a landmark 43-story office skyscraper in the Financial District of downtown Detroit, Michigan. Built from 1928 to 1929, the building was originally called the Union Trust Building and is a bold example of Art Deco architecture, including art moderne designs. Guardian Building is situated 540 feet east of Penobscot Building.
Penobscot Building
The Greater Penobscot Building, commonly known as the Penobscot Building, is a class-A office tower in Downtown Detroit, Michigan. Constructed in 1928, the Art Deco building is located in the heart of the Detroit Financial District.
Campus Martius Park
Park
Campus Martius Park is a re-established park in Downtown Detroit, Michigan. After the Great Fire of 1805, Campus Martius was the focal point of Judge Augustus Woodward's plans to rebuild the city. Campus Martius Park is situated 650 feet northeast of Penobscot Building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Downtown Detroit and Detroit.
Downtown Detroit
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Downtown Detroit is the central business district of Detroit, bordered by the Lodge Freeway to the west, the Fisher Freeway to the north, Interstate 375 to the east, and the Detroit River to the south.
Detroit
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Detroit is a major metropolis in the US state of Michigan that has had a profound impact on the world. From the advent of the automotive assembly line to the Motown sound, modern techno and rock music, Detroit continues to shape both American and global culture.
Lafayette Park
Neighborhood
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Lafayette Park is a neighborhood located east of Downtown Detroit. It contains a residential area of some 4,900 people and covers 0.37 sq mi. The northern section, planned and partially built in the 1950s by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, is listed in the National Register of Historic Places; it was designated a National Historic Landmark District in 2015.
Penobscot Building
- Categories: building and office
- Location: Wayne County, Michigan, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.33009° or 42° 19′ 48″ northLongitude
-83.04797° or 83° 2′ 53″ westLevels
13Open location code
86JR8XJ2+2ROpenStreetMap ID
way 107628173OpenStreetMap feature
building=commercialWikidata ID
Q7164513
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In Other Languages
“Penobscot Building” goes by many names.
- Spanish: “Penobscot Building (1905)”
- Spanish: “Penobscot Building”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Penobscot Building”. Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0.