Lafayette Towers Apartments West
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.Photo: Mikerussell, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Apartment building
- Description: apartment building in Detroit designed by Mies van der Rohe
- Also known as: “Lafayette West”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ford Field and Comerica Park.
Ford Field
Stadium
Comerica Park
Stadium
Photo: MJCdetroit, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Comerica Park is a baseball stadium in Detroit, Michigan, United States. It has been the home of the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball since its opening in 2000. It was built in the retro-classic style, and currently has a seating capacity of 41,083. Comerica Park is situated 4,100 feet west of Lafayette Towers Apartments West.
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 East is situated 400 feet northeast of Lafayette Towers Apartments West.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lafayette Park and Detroit.
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
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.
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.
Lafayette Towers Apartments West
- Categories: building and residential building
- Location: Wayne County, Michigan, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.33998° or 42° 20′ 24″ northLongitude
-83.03375° or 83° 2′ 2″ westLevels
22Height
210 feet (64 metres)Open location code
86JR8XQ8+XGOpenStreetMap ID
way 59472818OpenStreetMap feature
building=apartmentsWikidata ID
Q6471553
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