Penobscot Building

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The Penobscot Building is a historic Art Deco skyscraper and former tallest building in Detroit, prominently defining the city’s downtown skyline.

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Penobscot Building canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf skyscraper
architect Wirt C. Rowland NERFINISHED
architecturalFirm Smith Hinchman & Grylls NERFINISHED
architecturalStyle Art Deco
city Detroit NERFINISHED
completionDate 1928
complexIncludes earlier Penobscot buildings on the same block
country United States of America
surface form: United States
floorCount 47
formerTallestBuildingIn Detroit NERFINISHED
Michigan NERFINISHED
function office space
hasAlternateName Penobscot Building (1928 tower) NERFINISHED
hasElevatorCount multiple elevators
hasFeature Native American–inspired decorative motifs
antenna mast
ornamental lighting
setback tower design
hasObservationFeature upper-story views of downtown Detroit
height 172.5 m
566 ft
historicDesignation contributing property to the Detroit Financial District Historic District
isLandmarkOf Detroit skyline
locatedIn Detroit NERFINISHED
Michigan NERFINISHED
United States of America
surface form: United States
locatedInHistoricDistrict Detroit Financial District Historic District NERFINISHED
material brick
granite
limestone
steel frame
namedAfter Penobscot Native American tribe NERFINISHED
Penobscot River NERFINISHED
neighborhood Downtown Detroit NERFINISHED
openingDate 1928
owner private owner
partOf Penobscot Block NERFINISHED
replacedAsTallestBy One Detroit Center NERFINISHED
roofHeight 566 ft
significantPeriod early 20th century
status completed
streetAddress 645 Griswold Street
stylePeriod 1920s Art Deco
use commercial offices

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Downtown Detroit hasLandmark Penobscot Building