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Description. Heritage Hill is adjacent to downtown Grand Rapids and is the city's oldest residential district. Its 1,300 homes date from 1843 and represent Michigan's largest and finest concentration of nineteenth and early twentieth-century houses. Nearly every style of American architecture, from Greek Revival to Prairie is represented.
Amway Grand Plaza Hotel: 318 / 97: 28: 1983: Held the title as the tallest building in Grand Rapids from 1983 until 1991. [3] 4: Bridgewater Place: 272 / 83: 18: 1993: Part of Bridgewater place complex, one of two buildings. [4] 5: McKay Tower: 259 / 79: 16: 1927: Held the title as the tallest building in Grand Rapids from 1927 until 1983, the ...
The Meyer May House is a Frank Lloyd Wright -designed house in the Heritage Hill Historic District of Grand Rapids, Michigan, in the United States. It was built in 1908–09, and is located at 450 Madison Avenue SE. It is considered a fine example of Wright's Prairie School era, and "Michigan's Prairie masterpiece". [ 1][ 2]
Gerald R. Ford International Airport. / 42.88083°N 85.52278°W / 42.88083; -85.52278. Grand Rapids Gerald R. Ford International Airport ( IATA: GRR, ICAO: KGRR, FAA LID: GRR) is a commercial airport in Cascade Township, approximately 13 miles (21 km) southeast of Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States. The facility is owned by the Kent ...
Plaza Towers is a mixed-use highrise building in Grand Rapids, Michigan. At 345 feet (105 m), it was the tallest building in the city until the completion of the River House Condominiums in 2008. The building contains apartments on floors 8–14, individually owned condominiums on floors 15–32, and a 214-room [2] Courtyard by Marriott hotel ...
DeVos Place Convention Center, erected on the Grand River in downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan, is a multi-purpose convention center. It is named for Richard DeVos, who donated $20 million towards its construction. The convention center contains a large, 162,000 square foot exhibit hall and an additional 40,000 square foot ballroom.
1,500-acre (6.1 km 2) Millennium Park is the largest urban park in West Michigan, located on the southwest side of Grand Rapids. Millennium Park connects four of the major cities in the area together, including Grand Rapids, Wyoming, Grandville, and Walker. When completed, the park will be twice as large as New York City's Central Park, at ...
Rosa Parks Circle. Rosa Parks Circle is a plaza located in the heart of Grand Rapids, Michigan. [ 1] During the warmer months it is a multipurpose facility, acting as a venue for events like concerts [ 2] or dances put on by the Grand Rapids Original Swing Society (GROSS). [ 3] In the winter the Circle is converted to an ice rink. [ 4]