Detroit Free Press Building
The Detroit Free Press Building is a 14-story apartment building in downtown Detroit, Michigan. The Art Deco building was designed by Albert Kahn Associates, and was constructed in the mid-1920s as the headquarters of the Detroit Free Press.Photo: Albert duce, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Apartment building
- Description: apartment building in Downtown Detroit, Michigan
- Also known as: “The Press/321”
- Address: 321 West Lafayette Boulevard, Detroit, MI 48226
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fort/Cass station and Guardian Building.
Fort/Cass station
Railway station
Photo: Mx. Granger, CC0.
Fort/Cass station is a Detroit People Mover station in Downtown Detroit, Michigan. It is located at the intersection of Fort Street and Cass Avenue, from which it takes its name.
Guardian Building
The 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 1,300 feet east of Detroit Free Press Building.
Michigan Avenue station
Railway station
Michigan Avenue station is a Detroit People Mover station in downtown Detroit, Michigan. It is located at the corner of Michigan and Cass Avenues, across the street from the Rosa Parks Transit Center, the main downtown hub of the Detroit Department of Transportation bus network. Michigan Avenue station is situated 580 feet northwest of Detroit Free Press Building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Downtown Detroit and Detroit.
Downtown Detroit
Photo: Mikerussell, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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
Photo: petermartorano, CC BY 2.0.
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
Photo: Mikerussell, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Detroit Free Press Building
- Categories: office building, building, and residential building
- Location: City of Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.3301° or 42° 19′ 48″ northLongitude
-83.05077° or 83° 3′ 3″ westHeight
31 feet (9.3 metres)Open location code
86JR8WJX+2MOpenStreetMap ID
way 110679763OpenStreetMap feature
building=apartmentsWikidata ID
Q5265931
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In Other Languages
“Detroit Free Press Building” goes by many names.
- Spanish: “Detroit Free Press Building”
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