Ford Building
The Ford Building is a high-rise office building located at 615 Griswold Street in Downtown Detroit, Michigan. It stands at the northwest corner of Congress and Griswold Streets, in the heart of Detroit's Financial District.- 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.
Guardian Building
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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.
Financial District station
Railway station
Financial District station is a Detroit People Mover station in downtown Detroit, Michigan. 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. Financial District station is situated 480 feet south of Ford Building.
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 620 feet north of Ford 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
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
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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.
Ford Building
- Categories: architectural structure, building, and office
- Location: Wayne County, Michigan, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.32993° or 42° 19′ 48″ northLongitude
-83.04718° or 83° 2′ 50″ westLevels
1Height
16 feet (5 metres)Open location code
86JR8XH3+X4OpenStreetMap ID
way 69000328OpenStreetMap feature
building=commercialWikidata ID
Q8564482
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In Other Languages
“Ford Building” goes by many names.
- Spanish: “Ford Building (Detroit)”
- Spanish: “Ford Building”
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