Ford building
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Description
View of Ford building; multistory building has columns at entrance. Pedestrians, automobiles and streetcars in foreground. Printed on front: "The Ford building, Detroit, Mich." Printed on back: "The Ford building, Griswold and Congress Streets, is the largest office building in Michigan. It is 19 stories in height, towers 275 feet above the street level, contains 550 offices and cost Edward Ford of Toledo, its owner, $1,500,000. Its entire front is of enamel terra cotta and it is considered a model of beautiful architecture. 162, published by A.C. Dietsche, Detroit, Mich., and Frankfort, Germany. Made in Germany. Will call on or about ... representing Fairbanks, Morse & Co., scales, etc."
Details
- Resource ID:
- bh000854
- Subject:
- Office buildings--Michigan--Detroit
- Skyscrapers--Michigan--Detroit
- Burnham, Daniel Hudson, 1846-1912
- Postcards
- Publisher:
- A.C. Dietsche
- Date:
- unknown
- Format:
- 1 postcard : col. ; 5.5 x 3.5 in.
- Department:
- Burton Historical Collection
- Location:
- D/Buildings-Ford
- Copyright:
- Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.