Washington Boulevard Building

Washington Boulevard Building
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
Location	234 State Street Detroit, Michigan
Built	1922–23
Architect	Louis Kamper
Architectural style	Chicago school
Part of	Washington Boulevard Historic District (ID82002914)
Added to NRHP	July 15, 1982

The Washington Boulevard Building is a high-rise apartment building located at 234 State Street at the corner of State Street and Washington Boulevard in downtown Detroit, Michigan. The building, designed by Louis Kamper, was constructed from 1922 to 1923. It stands at 23 stories, and features a neoclassical limestone base.

Across the streets lie the Book Tower and the Book-Cadillac Hotel.

Further reading

• 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.
• 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)

External links

• Washington Boulevard Apartments at Emporis.com
• SkyscraperPage.com's profile on Washington Boulevard Apartments

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Architecture of metropolitan Detroit

Skyscrapers

10 tallest	Renaissance Center One Detroit Center Penobscot RenCen Towers 100-400 Guardian Book Tower 150 West Jefferson
20 tallest	Fisher Cadillac Tower Stott One Woodward Avenue McNamara Federal DTE Energy Broderick 211 West Fort Buhl Westin Book Cadillac Hotel Hollywood Casino
30 tallest	First National Cadillac Centre RenCen Towers 500-600 1001 Woodward Millender Center AT&T Chrysler House Jeffersonian Blue Cross Blue Shield Coleman A. Young Municipal Center
40 tallest	Penobscot Annex Lafayette East Riverfront Tower 300 Riverfront Tower 200 Whitney Washington Square Riverfront Tower 100 Water Board Washington Boulevard
50 tallest	Riverside Hotel Fort Shelby Hotel Industrial-Stevens Ford Leland Fyfe Grand Park Centre Compuware United Artists Theatre Michigan Central Station Cadillac Place
60 tallest	MGM Grand Detroit MotorCity Casino Hotel The Qube Maccabees Fort Washington Plaza One Kennedy Square Detroit Free Press Metropolitan Wardell
70–195 tallest	Kales Masonic Temple Town Apartments Michigan Building Park Avenue House Penobscot Building (1905) 1212 Griswold Belcrest Griswold Building Harvard Square Professional Plaza Tower Vinton Detroit Building Fox Theatre Lawyers Building Levin United States Courthouse Marquette
New Center	Fisher Cadillac Place Argonaut Building Henry Ford Hospital New Center Building
East side	Lafayette Park Jeffersonian Detroit Towers The Kean The Whittier Harbortown Apartments
Suburban	Southfield Town Center American Center Top of Troy Tower Plaza Adoba Hotel Parklane Towers Chrysler Headquarters

Low rise
under 10 stories
selected

Downtown	411 Bankers Trust Cass Building Detroit Athletic Club Detroit Club Detroit Cornice and Slate Fillmore Harmonie Centre Harmonie Club L. B. King Opera House Music Hall Merchants One Griswold Street Wayne County Building Wright-Kay Savoyard Centre
Midtown	Orchestra Hall Metropolitan Center Phoenix Group Old Main Rackham Building McGregor Memorial Conference Center Verona Wayne State University Buildings Clay Office
North	University of Detroit Mercy Detroit Golf Club
East side	Alden Park Towers Brewery Park Coronado El Tovar Garden Court Milner Arms Riverwalk Hotel Pasadena
Suburban	Country Club of Detroit The Dearborn Inn GM Technical Center Royal Park Hotel Inn at St. John's Townsend Hotel

Parks and gardens

• Belle Isle
• Cranbrook
• Campus Martius
• Grand Circus
• Metroparks
• Matthaei Botanical Gardens
• Riverfront parks
• Detroit Zoo

Museums and libraries

• Cranbrook Educational Community
• Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History
• Detroit Historical Museum
• Detroit Institute of Arts
• Detroit Public Library
• Detroit Science Center
• Edsel and Eleanor Ford House
• Fair Lane
• Ford Piquette Avenue Plant
• The Henry Ford
• Meadowbrook Hall
• Pewabic Pottery
• Southfield Public Library
• University of Michigan Museum of Art

Religious landmarks

• Religious landmarks

Performance centers

• Theatres and performing arts venues

Neighborhood
Historic Districts

Residential

Arden Park-East Boston Atkinson Avenue Beverly Road Boston-Edison Brush Park Canton Township MPS Corktown East Ferry East Grand Boulevard East Jefferson Avenue Grosse Pointe Highland Heights-Stevens' Sub. Indian Village Layafette Park Northville Palmer Park Apartments Palmer Park Blvd. Palmer Woods Park Avenue Rosedale Gardens Rosedale Park Sherwood Forest Virginia Park Warren-Prentis West Canfield West Village Willis-Selden Woodbridge Woodward East (See also: Historic homes)

Mixed-use

Adams Street Broadway Avenue Capitol Park Cass Park Cass-Davenport Congress Street Cultural Center Eastern Market Eastside Cemetery Financial District Grand Boulevard Grand Circus Grand River Avenue Gratiot Avenue Griswold Street Greektown West Jefferson Avenue Jefferson Chalmers Larned Street Michigan Avenue Monroe Avenue New Amsterdam New Center Piquette Avenue Randolph Street Shelby Street State Street Sugar Hill University–Cultural Center Washington Boulevard Wayne State University West Vernor-Junction West Vernor-Lawndale West Vernor-Springwells Lower Woodward Midtown Woodward Woodward Avenue

See also: List of tallest buildings in Detroit

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