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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Penobscot Building canonical | 2 |
Statements (44)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.