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The Saint Paul Manor Apartments is an apartment building located at 356 East Grand Boulevard in
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, in the
East Grand Boulevard Historic District The East Grand Boulevard Historic District is a historic district located along East Grand Boulevard between East Jefferson Avenue and Mack Avenue in Detroit, Michigan. The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 19 ...
. It was listed on the
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in 1999.


Description

The St. Paul Manor Apartments are a 4-1/2-story U-shaped brick
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structure containing 36 apartments. A commercial space is located in the basement. The main facades contain precast concrete/stone panels rising from a heavy precast base and stretching the full height of the building, topped with half-round arches. These panels surround each window opening, and incorporate ornamental medallions and various relief trim panel styles. The entrance is in the center of the building, within a projecting one-story vestibule.


History

The Saint Paul Manor was built as an upper-middle-class apartment building in 1925.Saint Paul Manor
from the state of Michigan The building was fully occupied by 1926. However, the owners, Morris Rosenberg and Louis Kaplan, ran into financial problems in 1928 and had to sell the building in early 1929. The Saint Paul Manor served as an apartment building for the entirety of its existence. The building is currently owned by Messiah Housing Corporation, which refurbished the building in 1987. Messiah Housing also owns the nearby El Tovar Apartments and Kingston Arms Apartments.


See also

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National Register of Historic Places listings in Detroit, Michigan This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Detroit, Michigan. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Detroit, Michigan, United States. La ...


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Church of the Messiah Housing Corporation
{{National Register of Historic Places in Michigan Apartment buildings in Detroit National Register of Historic Places in Detroit Residential buildings completed in 1925 Art Deco architecture in Michigan Residential buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Michigan Historic district contributing properties in Michigan