Penobscot Building, Detroit, Mich.
Penobscot Building, Detroit, Mich. |
Year: 1909 |
Publisher: F. von Bardeleben |
Type(s): Postcard |
Identifier(s): U. S. 642 |
Language: English |
Source: Mike Skreptak Collection; Box 2 |
Notes: Postmarked 1909; the original 13-story Penobscot Building located at 131 West Fort Street in the Detroit Financial District; it is a brick and stone building built 1904-5; designed by Donaldson and Meier in the Beaux-Arts style and financed by Detroit businessman Simon J. Murphy Sr.; originally an office building, it now houses retail stores and services; the building should not to be confused with the better known 47-story Greater Penobscot Building located at 645 Griswold Street; addressed to Mr. Peter Tousignant, from Lizzie Tousignant; became part of the Penobscot Block. |
Subject(s): Penobscot Building (Detroit) Donaldson and Meier, Architects Fort Street (Detroit) Commercial Buildings Tousignant, Elizabeth Penobscot Block (Detroit) |
Place(s): Detroit (Michigan) |
Rights: Public Domain |
Repository: University of Windsor. Leddy Library |
Tiff Image(s): Click links to download Tiff images: Tiff Image 1 , Tiff Image 2 |