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The Friends were awarded historic designations for the theater on the state, federal and local levels. In March 2009, the city's Historic Designation Advisory Board unanimously voted to recommend that the City Council approve the designation. The Detroit City Council approved the formal local historic designation on Oct. 21, 2009.
The Detroit Historic District Commission approved the continued construction of the Schaap Center for Performing Arts 6-0. ... deputy director for the Detroit Historic Designation Advisory Board ...
United Sound Systems in May 2024. United Sound Systems is a recording studio and locally designated historic district in Detroit, Michigan, United States. [1] Many popular music artists over the last seventy years have recorded at the facility, including blues musicians like John Lee Hooker (he recorded "Boogie Chillen'" there in 1948), and funk bands like Parliament-Funkadelic.
Augustus Woodward's plan for the city following 1805 fire. Detroit, settled in 1701, is one of the oldest cities in the Midwest. It experienced a disastrous fire in 1805 which nearly destroyed the city, leaving little present-day evidence of old Detroit save a few east-side streets named for early French settlers, their ancestors, and some pear trees which were believed to have been planted by ...
In recognition of the city's architecture and historic significance, many of the city's buildings and districts have been listed on the National Register of Historic Places. They are eligible for federal historic tax credits for development. [13] [14] State tax historic tax credits are also available for qualified historic preservation. [15] [16]
Warren–Prentis Historic District; Washington Boulevard Historic District; Wayne State University Buildings; West Canfield Historic District; West Vernor–Junction Historic District; West Vernor–Lawndale Historic District; West Vernor–Springwells Historic District; West Village, Detroit; Willis–Selden Historic District; Woodbridge, Detroit
Location of Michigan within the United States. The following is a List of Michigan State Historic Sites.The register is maintained by the Michigan State Historic Preservation Office, which was established in the late 1960s after the passage of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966. [1]
The Cass Park Historic District is a historic district in Midtown Detroit, Michigan, consisting of 25 buildings along the streets of Temple, Ledyard, and 2nd, surrounding Cass Park. [2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005 [ 1 ] and designated a city of Detroit historic district in 2016.