Guardian Building
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The Guardian Building is an iconic Art Deco skyscraper in Detroit renowned for its striking architectural design and vibrant, ornate interior.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Guardian Building canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic landmark
ⓘ
skyscraper ⓘ |
| architect |
Smith, Hinchman & Grylls
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wirt C. Rowland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Art Deco
ⓘ
Mayan Revival influences ⓘ |
| city | Detroit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1927 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| currentUse |
government offices
ⓘ
office space ⓘ |
| façadeColor | orange brick ⓘ |
| façadeFeature | geometric ornamentation ⓘ |
| floorCount | 40 ⓘ |
| hasPublicAccessArea | main lobby ⓘ |
| height |
approximately 151 meters
ⓘ
approximately 496 feet ⓘ |
| historicDesignation | National Historic Landmark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| houses | Wayne County administrative offices ⓘ |
| interiorDesigner | Mary Chase Perry Stratton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| interiorMaterial | Pewabic tile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| interiorStyle |
Art Deco
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Native American-inspired motifs ⓘ |
| listedOn | National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| locatedInHistoricDistrict | Downtown Detroit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Detroit
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| material |
brick
ⓘ
terra cotta ⓘ tile ⓘ |
| nationalHistoricLandmarkDesignationYear | 1989 ⓘ |
| nickname | Cathedral of Finance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
cathedral-like banking hall
ⓘ
multicolored tile work ⓘ mural by Ezra Winter ⓘ vibrant, ornate lobby ⓘ |
| NRHPListingYear | 1989 ⓘ |
| openedAs | headquarters of Union Trust Company ⓘ |
| originalName | Union Trust Building NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | Wayne County, Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Detroit skyline ⓘ |
| renamed | Guardian Building NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roofType | setback skyscraper form ⓘ |
| significance | iconic symbol of Detroit ⓘ |
| tourism | popular tourist attraction in Detroit ⓘ |
| yearCompleted | 1929 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.