Cadillac Place
Government offices in Detroit, Michigan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the downtown Detroit office tower, see Cadillac Tower. For the office tower in New York City, see General Motors Building (Manhattan).
Cadillac Place, formerly the General Motors Building, is a landmark high-rise office complex located at 3044 West Grand Boulevard in the New Center area of Detroit, Michigan. It was renamed for the French founder of Detroit, Antoine Laumet de La Mothe, sieur de Cadillac. It is a National Historic Landmark in Michigan, listed in 1985.[4][5]
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Cadillac Place | |
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Former names | General Motors Building |
General information | |
Status | Completed |
Type | Government offices |
Architectural style | Neo-classical |
Location | 3044 West Grand Boulevard Detroit, Michigan |
Coordinates | 42.3686°N 83.0756°W / 42.3686; -83.0756 |
Construction started | 1919 |
Completed | 1922; 102 years ago (1922) |
Renovated | 2002 |
Height | |
Roof | 67.1 m (220.1 ft) |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 15 |
Floor area | 1,395,000 sq ft (129,600 m2) |
Lifts/elevators | 31 |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Albert Kahn |
Main contractor | Thompson-Starrett Co. |
General Motors Building | |
Area | 3.7 acres (1.5 ha) |
NRHP reference No. | 78001520 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | June 2, 1978 |
Designated NHL | June 2, 1978 |
References | |
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