The Pasadena Apartments is an apartment building located at 2170 East Jefferson Avenue in Detroit, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]
Pasadena Apartments | |
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| Location | 2170 East Jefferson Avenue Detroit, Michigan |
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| Coordinates | 42°20′12″N 83°1′34″W / 42.33667°N 83.02611°W |
| Built | 1902 |
| Architect | Mortimer L. Smith & Sons |
| Architectural style | Renaissance Revival |
| MPS | East Jefferson Avenue Residential TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 85002944[1] |
| Added to NRHP | October 09, 1985 |
Description
editThe Pasadena Apartment Building is an eleven-story building constructed of yellow brick with limestone facing on the two lower floors.[2] A column of bay windows rises from the basement to the tenth floor; a classic style entrance is in the center of the front façade.[2] The building originally had classical details on the upper floors, including a cornice and false balconies, that have been removed.[2]
Historical significance
editThe Pasadena Apartments was constructed in 1902 from a design by Mortimer L. Smith. The building is an early example of upper-class, multi-unit housing, and is one of the earliest of these structures to be built with reinforced concrete.[2] The building was constructed at a time when newly wealthy families associated with Detroit's industrial boom were appearing, yet financing requirements for private homes were substantial.[3]
The building is still used as apartment space, and is operated by MFG Detroit.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ a b c d National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form: Pasadena Apartments, National Park Service
- ^ "Pasadena Apartments". Detroit1701.org.
- ^ "Pasadena Apartments". MFG Detroit. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
