The Guardian Building - Detroit,Michigan
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N 42° 19.791 W 083° 02.798
17T E 331377 N 4688428
Located between Griswold, Congress and Larned Streets in downtown Detroit.
Waymark Code: WM662K
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 04/10/2009
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Completed in 1929, the Guardian Building, then known as the New Union Trust Building, cost $12 million to build. It rises 40 stories from the street to 485 feet. A distinctive feature of the building is the exterior ornament of tile cladding of triangles running in bands of green and white, orange and white, and black and gold. The first six stories are covered in granite and stone. The main portion of the building is faced with an orange-tan colored brick which architect Wirt Rowland helped formulate. The tile ornamenting the building inside and out was produced by Pewabic Pottery of Detroit under Mary Chase Stratton.
Artist: Mary Chase Stratton
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Address: Not listed
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