The Merchants Building is a commercial building located at 206 East
Grand River Avenue (at Broadway Street) in
Downtown Detroit. It is also known as the Broadway Merchants Building. It was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
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in 1983.
History
The Merchants Building was designed by Bonnah & Chaffee in 1922 for John Barlum (who also constructed the
Barlum Tower).
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from the state of Michigan Throughout its history, the building has housed many business, including at least three furriers, Midwest Woolen Co., Kroger Grocery & Bakery, NY Life Insurance Co., a jeweler and shoe repair shop.
Merchants Building (Broadway Merchants Building)
from the city of Detroit The lowrise
A low-rise is a building that is only a few stories tall or any building that is shorter than a high-rise, though others include the classification of mid-rise.
Definition
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building was placed on the National Register of Historic Places
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on November 25, 1983.
Description
The Merchants Building stands at 8 floors in height. It is built from steel and reinforced concrete, and wrapped with terra cotta
Terracotta, terra cotta, or terra-cotta (; ; ), in its material sense as an earthenware substrate, is a clay-based unglazed or glazed ceramic where the fired body is porous.
In applied art, craft, construction, and architecture, terracotta ...
.
See also
* Other buildings designed by Bonnah & Chaffee:
:* Cadillac Tower
The Cadillac Tower is a 40-story, Neo-Gothic skyscraper designed by the architectural firm of Bonnah & Chaffee at 65 Cadillac Square in Downtown Detroit, Michigan, not far from the Renaissance Center. The building's materials include terra ...
:* Lawyers Building
References
External links
Google Maps location of the Merchants BuildingMerchangs Building Details at Emporis.com
{{National Register of Historic Places listings in Wayne County, Michigan
Office buildings in Detroit
Commercial buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Michigan
Commercial buildings completed in 1923
Historic district contributing properties in Michigan
National Register of Historic Places in Detroit