Ford Building

Ford Building (HM1PHA)

Location: Detroit, MI 48226 Wayne County
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Country: United States of America
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N 42° 19.799', W 83° 2.819'

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Among Detroit's first skyscrapers, the nineteen-story Ford Building was built between 1907 and 1909. The Chicago architectural firm Daniel H. Burnham and Company designed it and two other Detroit buildings, the Majestic and the Dime. One of the first buildings in Detroit to utilize a steel frame, the edifice is sheathed in terra cotta and accented with Italian marble. The 250-foot-tall structure was the tallest building in Detroit for several years. Named after Toledo based glass manufacturer Edward Ford (1843-1920), it served Detroit's Financial District and housed several of the city's leading legal firms. During the 1926 Ossian Sweet trials, Clarence Darrow led the defense from offices on the seventeenth floor.
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HM NumberHM1PHA
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Marker Number727
Year Placed2012
Placed ByMichigan Historical Commission – Michigan Historical Center
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Sunday, November 22nd, 2015 at 9:03am PST -08:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17T E 331348 N 4688444
Decimal Degrees42.32998333, -83.04698333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 42° 19.799', W 83° 2.819'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds42° 19' 47.94" N, 83° 2' 49.14" W
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Area Code(s)313, 586, 734, 248
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling South
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 621 Griswold St, Detroit MI 48226, US
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