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The skyline of Detroit in 2015. This list of tallest buildings in Detroit ranks skyscrapers and high rises in the U.S. city of Detroit, Michigan by height. The tallest skyscraper in Detroit is the 73-story Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center, which rises 755 feet (230 m) along Detroit's International Riverfront.
Pages in category "Skyscrapers in Detroit" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. *
Burnham's three remaining Detroit skyscraper designs are the Neo-Classical styled Chrysler House (1912) — renovated in 2002, and the Neo-Renaissance Whitney (1915) and Ford (1909) buildings. Among their early projects, Smith Hinchman & Grylls designed the Neo-Gothic R.H. Fyfe Building (1919) at Woodward and Adams, now converted to a ...
The chart below shows the skyscraper, its height, when it was completed, how long it was the tallest, and what skyscraper surpassed it. The Frank & Seder (1881) is considered Detroit's oldest existing iron-framed tall building. The Hammond Building (1889) is considered Detroit's first steel-framed skyscraper, though it is now demolished.
Guardian Building is a landmark 43-story office skyscraper in the Financial District of downtown Detroit, Michigan.Built from 1928 to 1929, the building was originally called the Union Trust Building [3] and is a bold example of Art Deco architecture, including art moderne designs. [4]
Since, the Renaissance Center's central tower has held the distinction as the tallest all-hotel skyscraper in the Western Hemisphere. [17] [24] On April 15, 1977, Henry Ford II and Detroit mayor Coleman Young unveiled a plaque commemorating the private investors whose funds made the project possible. Later that evening, 650 business and society ...
Ally Detroit Center (formerly One Detroit Center) surpassed the Penobscot as the tallest office building in Detroit upon its completion in 1993. The framing elevation drawing of this building shows a height of 562.166 ft (171.348 m) to the highest roof, approximately 565.75 ft (172.44 m) to the parapet wall around the roof, and 654.166 ft (199. ...
Skyscrapers in Detroit (3 C, 7 P) F. Skyscrapers in Flint, Michigan (2 P) S. Skyscrapers in Southfield, Michigan (2 P) T. Skyscrapers in Troy, Michigan (3 P)