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The Fyfe Building is located at 10 West Adams Street, at the corner of Adams Street and
The high-rise building was constructed between 1916 and 1919, and is one of Detroit's oldest; it was designed by Smith, Hinchman & Grylls in the Gothic Revival architectural style. P. 64. P. 31. It stands at 14 floors, and has 65 residential units.
The building was named after Richard H. Fyfe, a Detroit merchant who made his fortune in the shoe trade. For many years it had a Fyfe shoe store at the retail street level and offices in the upper stories; at the time of its opening, the shoe store was the largest in the country. The building is now mainly used as a residential building, but has some
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* * Gothic Revival architecture in Michigan Apartment buildings in Detroit Residential skyscrapers in Detroit 1919 establishments in Michigan {{Detroit-struct-stub
Woodward Avenue
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in Downtown Detroit
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, Michigan
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. It faces onto Central United Methodist Church, and Grand Circus Park.
Description
The high-rise building was constructed between 1916 and 1919, and is one of Detroit's oldest; it was designed by Smith, Hinchman & Grylls in the Gothic Revival architectural style. P. 64. P. 31. It stands at 14 floors, and has 65 residential units.
The building was named after Richard H. Fyfe, a Detroit merchant who made his fortune in the shoe trade. For many years it had a Fyfe shoe store at the retail street level and offices in the upper stories; at the time of its opening, the shoe store was the largest in the country. The building is now mainly used as a residential building, but has some retail
Retail is the sale of goods and services to consumers, in contrast to wholesaling, which is sale to business or institutional customers. A retailer purchases goods in large quantities from manufacturers, directly or through a wholesaler, and ...
and a bar at street level.
The building was nearly demolished in the mid-1990s to make way for parking for Comerica Park
Comerica Park is a baseball stadium located in Downtown Detroit. It has been the home of Major League Baseball's Detroit Tigers since 2000, when the team left Tiger Stadium.
History Construction
Founded in 1894, the Tigers had played at the c ...
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* Owner: PEM Investments, LLC
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* * Gothic Revival architecture in Michigan Apartment buildings in Detroit Residential skyscrapers in Detroit 1919 establishments in Michigan {{Detroit-struct-stub