The following is a list comprising the seventy-one tallest skyscrapers in the U.S. state of Michigan. Skyscrapers are listed in descending order, from first to seventy-first. This tallest seventy-one includes completed, existing, free-standing skyscrapers. Height does not take into account subterranean floors, antennas, or other non-structural additions. There is also a timeline of the tallest buildings in Michigan and a timeline of the tallest skyscrapers. The Renaissance Center in Detroit, Michigan is the second tallest all-hotel skyscraper in the Western Hemisphere.[1]
Tallest skyscrapers
Rank | Name | City | Year | Floors | Height feet / m |
Image | Reference/Notes |
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1 | Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center | Detroit | 1977 | 73[a] | 727 / 222 | ![]() |
[7]Tallest building in Michigan |
2 | One Detroit Center | Detroit | 1993 | 43 | 619 / 189 | ![]() |
[8] |
3 | Penobscot Building | Detroit | 1928 | 47 | 565 / 172 | ![]() |
[9] |
4-T | Renaissance Center 100 | Detroit | 1977 | 39 | 522 / 159 | [10][11] | |
4-T | Renaissance Center 200 | Detroit | 1977 | 39 | 522 / 159 | [12][13] | |
4-T | Renaissance Center 300 | Detroit | 1977 | 39 | 522 / 159 | [14][15] | |
4-T | Renaissance Center 400 | Detroit | 1977 | 39 | 522 / 159 | [16][17] | |
8 | Guardian Building | Detroit | 1929 | 40 | 496 / 151 | ![]() |
[18][19] |
9 | Book Tower | Detroit | 1926 | 38 | 475 / 145 | [20][21] | |
10 | 150 West Jefferson | Detroit | 1989 | 26 | 455 / 139 | ![]() |
[22][23] |
11 | Fisher Building | Detroit | 1928 | 30 | 444 / 135 | ![]() |
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12-T | Cadillac Tower | Detroit | 1927 | 40 | 437 / 133 | ![]() |
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12-T | David Stott Building | Detroit | 1929 | 32 | 437 / 133 | ![]() |
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14 | One Woodward Avenue | Detroit | 1963 | 28 | 430 / 131 | ||
15 | River House Condominiums | Grand Rapids | 2008 | 34 | 406 / 124 | ![]() |
[24]
Tallest building in Michigan outside of Detroit |
16 | 3000 Town Center | Southfield | 1975 | 32 | 402 / 122 | ![]() |
[25]Tallest building in Michigan outside of Detroit and Grand Rapids |
17 | 1000 Town Center | Southfield | 1989 | 28 | 395 / 120 | ![]() |
[25] |
18 | Patrick V. McNamara Federal Building | Detroit | 1976 | 27 | 393 / 120 | ![]() |
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19 | Detroit Edison Plaza | Detroit | 1971 | 25 | 374 / 114 | ![]() |
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20 | 2000 Town Center | Southfield | 1986 | 28 | 370 / 113 | ![]() |
[25] |
21 | David Broderick Tower | Detroit | 1928 | 35 | 369 / 113 | ![]() |
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22 | 211 West Fort Street | Detroit | 1963 | 27 | 368 / 112 | ![]() |
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23 | Buhl Building | Detroit | 1925 | 29 | 366 / 112 | ![]() |
[26][27] |
24 | Westin Book-Cadillac Hotel | Detroit | 1924 | 29 | 349 / 106 | ![]() |
[28][29] |
25 | Hollywood Casino at Greektown | Detroit | 2009 | 30 | 348 / 106 | ![]() |
[30] |
26 | Top of Troy Building | Troy | 1975 | 25 | 346 / 106 | [31]Tallest building in Troy | |
27 | Plaza Towers | Grand Rapids | 1991 | 34 | 345 / 105 | ![]() |
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28 | First National Building | Detroit | 1930 | 26 | 341 / 104 | ![]() |
[32][33] |
29-T | Renaissance Center 500 | Detroit | 1977 | 21 | 339 / 103 | [34][35] | |
29-T | Renaissance Center 600 | Detroit | 1977 | 21 | 339 / 103 | [36][37] | |
31 | 1001 Woodward | Detroit | 1965 | 23 | 338 / 103 | ![]() |
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32 | American Center | Southfield | 1975 | 25 | 331 / 101 | ![]() |
[25] |
33 | Renaissance City Apartments | Detroit | 1985 | 33 | 331 / 101 | ![]() |
[citation needed] |
34 | 5000 Town Center | Southfield | 1983 | 33 | 328 / 100 | ![]() |
[25] |
35 | AT&T Building Addition | Detroit | 1974 | 17 | 327 / 100 | ![]() |
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36 | Chrysler House | Detroit | 1913 | 23 | 324 / 99 | ![]() |
[38][39] |
37 | Jeffersonian Apartments | Detroit | 1965 | 30 | 322 / 99 | ![]() |
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38 | AT&T Building | Detroit | 1917 | 19 | 319 / 97 | ||
39-T | Amway Grand Tower | Grand Rapids | 1983 | 29 | 318 / 97 | ![]() |
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39-T | Blue Cross/Blue Shield Service Center | Detroit | 1971 | 22 | 318 / 97 | ![]() |
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39-T | Coleman A. Young Municipal Center | Detroit | 1954 | 20 | 318 / 97 | ![]() |
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42 | Penobscot Building Annex | Detroit | 1913 | 23 | 310 / 94 | ![]() |
[40][41] |
43-T | 1300 Lafayette East Cooperative | Detroit | 1961 | 21 | 305 / 93 | ![]() |
[42][43] |
43-T | Riverfront Tower 300 | Detroit | 1983 | 21 | 305 / 93 | ![]() |
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43-T | Riverfront Tower 200 | Detroit | 1983 | 21 | 305 / 93 | ||
46 | Boji Tower | Lansing | 1931 | 23 | 297 / 90.5 | Tallest building in Lansing | |
47 | Executive Plaza | Detroit | 1967 | 22 | 290 / 88 | ![]() |
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48 | Ford Building | Detroit | 1909 | 19 | 275 / 84 | ![]() |
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49 | MotorCity Casino Hotel | Detroit | 2007 | 12 | 273 / 83 | ![]() |
[44] |
50 | David Whitney Building | Detroit | 1916 | 19 | 272 / 83 | ![]() |
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51 | Bridgewater Place | Grand Rapids | 1993 | 18 | 271 / 83 | ![]() |
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52 | 4000 Town Center | Southfield | 1979 | 20 | 270 / 82 | ![]() |
[45] |
53-T | Tower Plaza | Ann Arbor | 1969 | 26 | 267 / 81 | ![]() |
Tallest building in Ann Arbor |
53-T | Michigan State Capitol | Lansing | 1879 | 4 | 267 / 81 | ![]() |
[46] |
55-T | Fort Street Presbyterian Church | Detroit | 1855 | 1 | 265 / 81 | ![]() |
[47]Tallest church in Michigan |
55-T | Detroit City Club Apartments | Detroit | 1981 | 28 | 265 / 81 | ![]() |
[48] |
57 | Shore Club Skytower | Saint Clair Shores | 1965 | 26 | 260 / 79 | ![]() |
[49]Tallest building in Saint Clair Shores |
58-T | McKay Tower | Grand Rapids | 1927 | 16 | 259 / 79 | ![]() |
[50] |
58-T | Water Board Building | Detroit | 1928 | 24 | 259 / 79 | ![]() |
[51] |
60 | Riverfront Tower 100 | Detroit | 1991 | 26 | 257 / 78 | ![]() |
[52] |
61-T | JW Marriott Grand Rapids | Grand Rapids | 2007 | 23 | 256 / 78 | ![]() |
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61-T | Travelers Tower I | Southfield | 1971 | 18 | 256 / 78 | ![]() |
[53] |
63 | Washington Boulevard Apartments | Detroit | 1923 | 21 | 255 / 78 | ![]() |
[54] |
64 | One Towne Square | Southfield | 1992 | 21 | 253 / 77 | ![]() |
[55] |
65 | Grand Park Centre | Detroit | 1922 | 19 | 250 / 76 | ![]() |
[56] |
66 | Chrysler Headquarters | Auburn Hills | 1996 | 15 | 249 / 76 | ![]() |
[57]Tallest building in Auburn Hills |
67-T | St. Florian Catholic Church | Hamtramck | 1928 | 1 | 247 / 75 | ![]() |
[58]Tallest church in Michigan outside Detroit |
68-T | Wayne County Building | Detroit | 1902 | 13 | 247 / 75 | ![]() |
[59] |
69 | Fort Ponchartrain - A Wyndham Hotel | Detroit | 1965 | 25 | 245 / 75 | [60] | |
70 | DoubleTree Suites - Fort Shelby | Detroit | 1917 | 22 | 242 / 74 | ![]() |
[61] |
71 | Louis Kamper Building | Detroit | 1926 | 22 | 240 / 73 | ![]() |
[62] |
Timeline of tallest buildings
The following is a list of the tallest buildings in the U.S. state of Michigan on a year-to-year basis. The chart below shows the building, years as tallest, and its height.
Name | Address | Years as tallest | Height feet / m |
Floors | Reference |
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First Michigan State Capitol | Capitol Park, Detroit, MI | 1828–1866 | 140 / 43 | 2 | [63] |
Most Holy Trinity Church | 1050 Porter Street, Detroit, MI | 1866–1871 | 170 / 52 | 1 | [64] |
Former Detroit City Hall | Campus Martius Park, Detroit, MI | 1871–1877 | 200 / 61 | 4 | [65] |
Fountain Street Baptist Church | 24 Fountain St NE, Grand Rapids, MI | 1877 | 217 / 66 | 1 | [66][67] |
Fort Street Presbyterian Church | 631 West Fort Street, Detroit, MI | 1877–1909 | 265 / 81 | 1 | [68][69] |
Ford Building | 615 Griswold Street, Detroit, MI | 1909–1913 | 275 / 84 | 19 | [70] |
Penobscot Building Annex | 144 West Congress Street, Detroit, MI | 1913 | 310 / 95 | 23 | [41] |
Chrysler House | 719 Griswold Street, Detroit, MI | 1913–1924 | 324 / 99 | 23 | [39] |
Book-Cadillac Hotel | 220 Michigan Avenue, Detroit, MI | 1924–1925 | 349 / 106 | 29 | [29] |
Buhl Building | 535 Griswold Street, Detroit, MI | 1925–1926 | 366 / 112 | 29 | [27] |
Book Tower | 1265 Washington Boulevard, Detroit, MI | 1926–1928 | 475 / 145 | 38 | [21] |
Penobscot Building | 633 Griswold Street, Detroit, MI | 1928–1977 | 565 / 172 | 47 | [9] |
Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center | 1 Renaissance Center Drive, Detroit, MI | 1977–present | 727 / 222 | 73 [a] | [7] |
Timeline of tallest skyscrapers
The following is a list of the tallest skyscrapers in the U.S. state of Michigan on a year-to-year basis. The chart below shows the skyscraper, its height, when it was completed, how long it was the tallest, and what skyscraper surpassed it. The Frank & Seder (1881) is considered Detroit's oldest existing iron-framed tall building. The Hammond Building (1889) is considered Detroit's first steel-framed skyscraper, though it is now demolished. Detroit's oldest existing steel-framed skyscraper is the 12-story United Way Community Services Building (1895) at 1212 Griswold, originally known as the Chamber of Commerce Building.
Name | City | Height feet / m |
Year | Period | Surpassed by |
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Frank & Seder Building | Detroit | 135 / 41 | 1881 | 8 years | Hammond Building[71] |
Hammond Building | Detroit | 150 / 46 | 1889 | 6 years | United Way Community Services Building |
United Way Community Services Building | Detroit | 160 / 49 | 1895 | 1 year | Majestic Building |
Majestic Building | Detroit | 223 / 68 | 1896 | 13 years | Ford Building |
Ford Building | Detroit | 275 / 84 | 1909 | 4 years | Penobscot Annex |
Penobscot Annex | Detroit | 310 / 94 | 1913 | <1 year | Chrysler House |
Chrysler House | Detroit | 324 / 99 | 1913 | 12 years | Book-Cadillac Hotel[29] |
Book-Cadillac Hotel | Detroit | 349 / 106 | 1925 | <1 year | Buhl Building |
Buhl Building | Detroit | 366 / 112 | 1925 | 1 year | Book Tower |
Book Tower | Detroit | 475 / 145 | 1926 | 2 years | Penobscot Building |
Penobscot Building | Detroit | 565 / 172 | 1928 | 49 years | Renaissance Center |
Renaissance Center | Detroit | 727 / 222 | 1977 | currently | incumbent |
See also
- List of tallest buildings in Detroit
- List of tallest buildings in Grand Rapids
- List of tallest buildings by U.S. state
- List of tallest buildings in the United States
Notes
- ^ a b General Motors, the owner of the Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center, maintains that the building has 73 floors.[2] Hines Interests, the property management firm for the building, gives a floor count of 74,[3] while architect Skidmore, Owings and Merrill gives a floor count of 75.[4] Emporis and other building database sites usually give the floor count as 70,[5] while other sources state 73 stories.[6] This table uses the floor count of 73 as stated officially by the building's owner.
References
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- ^ "Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2007-11-04.
- ^ "About GM Renaissance Center". General Motors. Archived from the original on 2009-02-08. Retrieved 2009-08-21.
- ^ "GM Renaissance Center". Hines Interests Limited Partnership. Retrieved 2009-08-21.
- ^ "General Motors Renaissance Center - Interiors". Skidmore, Owings and Merrill. Archived from the original on 2009-08-23. Retrieved 2009-08-21.
- ^ "Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center". Structurae. Nicolas Janberg ICS. Retrieved 2009-08-21.
- ^ Meyer, Katherine Mattingly; McElroy, Martin C.P. (1980). Detroit Architecture A.I.A. Guide. Introduction by W. Hawkins Ferry (Revised ed.). Wayne State University Press. ISBN 0-8143-1651-4.
- ^ a b "Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2007-11-04.
- ^ "One Detroit Center". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2007-11-04.
- ^ a b "Penobscot Building". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2007-11-04.
- ^ "Renaissance Center 100 Tower". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2007-11-04.
- ^ "Renaissance Center Tower 100". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2007-11-04.
- ^ "Renaissance Center 200 Tower". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2007-11-04.
- ^ "Renaissance Center Tower 200". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2007-11-04.
- ^ "Renaissance Center 300 Tower". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2007-11-04.
- ^ "Renaissance Center Tower 300". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2007-11-04.
- ^ "Renaissance Center 400 Tower". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2007-11-04.
- ^ "Renaissance Center Tower 400". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2007-11-04.
- ^ "Guardian Building". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2007-11-04.
- ^ "Guardian Building". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2007-11-04.
- ^ "Book Tower". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2007-11-04.
- ^ a b "Book Tower". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2007-11-04.
- ^ "150 West Jefferson". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2007-11-04.
- ^ "150 West Jefferson". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2007-11-04.
- ^ "River House". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2008-10-10.
- ^ a b c d e "Southfield". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2008-02-09.
- ^ "Buhl Building". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2007-11-04.
- ^ a b "Buhl Building". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2007-11-04.
- ^ "Westin Book-Cadillac Detroit". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2007-11-05.
- ^ a b c "Westin Book-Cadillac Detroit". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2007-11-05.
- ^ "Greektown Casino Hotel". Emporis. Retrieved 2009-09-24.
- ^ "Troy". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2008-02-09.
- ^ "First National Building". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2007-11-04.
- ^ "First National Building". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2007-11-04.
- ^ "Renaissance Center 500 Tower". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2007-11-04.
- ^ "Renaissance Center Tower 500". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2007-11-04.
- ^ "Renaissance Center 600 Tower". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2007-11-04.
- ^ "Renaissance Center Tower 600". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2007-11-04.
- ^ "Dime Building". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2007-11-04.
- ^ a b "Dime Building". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2007-11-04.
- ^ "Penobscot Building Annex". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2007-11-04.
- ^ a b "Penobscot Building Annex". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2007-11-04.
- ^ "1300 Lafayette Cooperative". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2007-11-04.
- ^ "1300 Lafayette Cooperative". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2007-11-04.
- ^ "MotorCity Casino Hotel, Detroit". Emporis. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "4000 Town Center, Southfield". Emporis. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Michigan State Capitol, Lansing". Emporis. Retrieved June 15, 2022.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Fort Street Presbyterian Church, Detroit". Emporis. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Detroit City Club Apartments, Detroit". Emporis. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "St. Clair Shores". SkyscraperPage.com. Archived from the original on 2006-06-22. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
- ^ "McKay Tower, Grand Rapids". Emporis. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Water Board Building, Detroit". Emporis. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Riverfront Towers - Tower 100, Detroit". Emporis. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Travelers Tower I, Southfield". Emporis. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Washington Boulevard Apartments, Detroit". Emporis. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "One Towne Square, Southfield". Emporis. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Grand Park Centre, Detroit". Emporis. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Chrysler World Headquarters & Technology Center, Auburn Hills". Emporis. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "St. Florian Catholic Church, Hamtramck". Emporis. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Old Wayne County Building, Detroit". Emporis. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Fort Pontchartrain - A Wyndham Hotel, Detroit". Emporis. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "DoubleTree Suites by Hilton Detroit Downtown - Fort Shelby, Detroit". Emporis. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Louis Kamper Building, Detroit". Emporis. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Michigan State Capitol". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2007-11-05.
- ^ "Most Holy Trinity Catholic Church". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2007-11-05.
- ^ "Detroit City Hall". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2007-11-05.
- ^ Logie, Thomas R. Dilley ; foreword by John H. (2007). Grand Rapids in stereographs,1860-1900. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Pub. p. 63. ISBN 9780738551227.
This view is of the original Fountain Street Baptist Church, at the corner of Fountain Street and Bostwick Avenue, built in 1873. The spire on the church was an amazing 217 feet in height. The entire building was destroyed in a catastrophic fire in 1917...
- ^ Baxter, Albert (1891). History of the City of Grand Rapids, Michigan. Munsell. p. 282.
It was consequently, not until April 1877, that they could assemble for worship in the magnificent audience room.
- ^ Farmer, Silas (1899). All about Detroit. University of Michigan. p. 219.
- ^ "Fort Street Presbyterian Church". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2007-11-05.
- ^ "Ford Building". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2007-11-05.
- ^ "Hammond Building". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2007-11-05.
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