Penobscot Building, Detroit, Mich.
Book details
- Title
- Penobscot Building, Detroit, Mich.
- Author
- Donaldson
- Publication year listed
- 1909
- Format
- Public domain eBook
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About this book
Penobscot Building, Detroit, Mich.
Author: F. von Bardeleben
Year: 1909
Type(s): Postcard Identifier(s): U. S. 642 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. Place(s): Detroit (Michigan) Rights: Public Domain Repository: University of Windsor. Leddy Library. Archives and Special Collections