Ford Building

The Ford Building is a high-rise office building located at 615 Griswold Street in , . It stands at the northwest corner of Congress and Griswold Streets, in the heart of Detroit's Financial District.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Commercial building
  • Description: downtown office building
  • Address: 615 Griswold Street, Detroit, 48226

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Guardian Building and Financial District station.

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The is a landmark 43-story office skyscraper in the Financial District of , . 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.

Railway station
is a Detroit People Mover station in downtown , . Located on Larned Street in the city's Financial District, the station is attached to 150 West Jefferson, with direct access from the platform to the building's lobby. is situated 480 feet south of Ford Building.

Park
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is a re-established park in , . After the Great Fire of 1805, Campus Martius was the focal point of Judge Augustus Woodward's plans to rebuild the city. is situated 620 feet north of Ford Building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Downtown Detroit and Detroit.

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is the central business district of , 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.

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is a major metropolis in the state of 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, continues to shape both American and global culture.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood located east of . 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.

Ford Building

Latitude
42.32993° or 42° 19′ 48″ north
Longitude
-83.04718° or 83° 2′ 50″ west
Levels
1
Height
16 feet (5 metres)
Open location code
86JR8XH3+X4
Open­Street­Map ID
way 69000328
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­commercial
Wiki­data ID
Q8564482
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