Lafayette Towers
Lafayette Towers is a residential area in City of Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan. Lafayette Towers is situated nearby to the neighborhood Lafayette Park, as well as near the park Lafayette Plaisance.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ford Field and Lafayette Towers Apartments East.
Ford Field
Stadium
Lafayette Towers Apartments East
Apartment building
Lafayette Towers Apartments East is at 1301 Orleans Street in the Lafayette Park development near downtown Detroit, Michigan. It is one of two identical apartment buildings designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe; the other is Lafayette Towers Apartments West.
Lafayette Towers Apartments West
Apartment building
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Lafayette Towers Apartments West is at 1321 Orleans Street in the Lafayette Park development near downtown Detroit, Michigan. It is one of two identical apartment buildings designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe; the other is Lafayette Towers Apartments East.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lafayette Park and Detroit.
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.
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.
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.
Lafayette Towers
- Type: Residential area
- Location: City of Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.33998° or 42° 20′ 24″ northLongitude
-83.03265° or 83° 1′ 58″ westOpen location code
86JR8XQ8+XWOpenStreetMap ID
way 568758780OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=residential
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Highlights include Lafayette Plaisance and St. John’s Presbyterian Church.
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