The Penobscot Building Annex is a 23-story, 94.49 m (310.0 ft) office skyscraper located at 144 West Congress Street in Downtown Detroit, Michigan. This portion of the Penobscot Block is now physically connected to the newer Penobscot Building Tower.
| Penobscot Annex | |
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| Alternative names | New Penobscot Building |
| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Commercial offices |
| Architectural style | Chicago School |
| Location | 144 West Congress Street Detroit, Michigan |
| Coordinates | 42°19′47″N 83°02′52″W / 42.32966°N 83.04768°W |
| Completed | 1916 |
| Height | |
| Roof | 94.49 m (310.0 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 23 |
| Lifts/elevators | 6 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Donaldson & Meier |
Penobscot Building Annex | |
| Part of | Detroit Financial District (ID09001067) |
| Designated CP | December 14, 2009 |
| References | |
| [1][2] | |
The Penobscot Building Annex is a contributing property in the Detroit Financial Historic District, and on the National Register of Historic Places.
Architecture
editThe Penobscot Building Annex was designed by the architectural firm of Donaldson and Meier and completed in 1916.[3] The building features a Renaissance-inspired theme, with the lower five stories faced with grey granite, and the upper section faced with lighter terra cotta and ashlar. The lower section of the facade contains broad triple windows; the upper part has pairs of double-hung windows. The top four stories are separated from the lower floors by a band of terra cotta with blind reliefs. The entrance is flanked by retail shop windows, and more retail shops are located in the first-floor interior.[4]
Gallery
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View of the Penobscot Annex with the Buhl Building in the foreground -
View of the Penobscot Annex's Cornice
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Emporis building ID 118514". Emporis. Archived from the original on July 17, 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Penobscot Building Annex". SkyscraperPage.
- ^ Hill, Eric J. & John Gallagher (2002). AIA Detroit: The American Institute of Architects Guide to Detroit Architecture. Wayne State University Press. ISBN 0-8143-3120-3. P. 92.
- ^ Christensen, Robert O. & Rebecca Binno Savage (October 2009). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Detroit Financial District" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved January 10, 2010.
Further reading
edit- Meyer, Katherine Mattingly and Martin C.P. McElroy with Introduction by W. Hawkins Ferry, Hon A.I.A. (1980). Detroit Architecture A.I.A. Guide Revised Edition. Wayne State University Press. ISBN 0-8143-1651-4.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - Sharoff, Robert (2005). American City: Detroit Architecture. Wayne State University Press. ISBN 0-8143-3270-6.
External links
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