Theodore J. Levin U.S. Courthouse - Detroit, Michigan
N 42° 19.830 W 083° 03.003
17T E 331097 N 4688507
The Theodore Levin U.S. Courthouse is an Art Deco/Art Moderne rectangular building that stands between Fort Street and Lafayette Boulevard and Shelby Street and Washington Boulevard.
Waymark Code: WMCEAV
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 08/28/2011
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On April 22, 1930, the federal budget bureau recommended that Detroit get a new federal building and customs house at a price of nearly $5 million (about $63.9 million today). Robert O. Derrick (best known for designing the Henry Ford Museum) and Bronson V. Gander were selected as the architects of the new building.
Construction began in 1932 and finished in 1934. It stands at 10 stories in height, with its top floor at 50 metres (150 feet) from the first floor entrance, with the roof being 56.1 metres, or 184 feet (56 m) in height from the top of the roof to the streets below.
The main facade is limestone, above a polished black stone.
Style: Art Deco
Structure Type: Government
Architect: Branson V. Gamber and Robert O. Derrick
Date Built: 1934
Supporting references: Not listed
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