Cadillac Tower
at 65 Cadillac Sq, Detroit , 48226 United States
Address and contacts of Cadillac Tower
65 Cadillac Sq
Detroit , MI 48226
United States Email
P: (248) 353-0500 Website
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The Cadillac Tower is a 40-story, 133.4m Neo-Gothic skyscraper designed by the architectural firm of Bonnah & Chaffee at 65 Cadillac Square in Downtown Detroit, Michigan, not far from Renaissance Center. The building's materials include terra cotta and brick. It was built in 1927 as Barlum Tower. At the top of the tower is a tall guyed mast for local radio stations WMXD, WDTW-FM and television station WLPC-CD. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.HistoryCadillac Tower was the first building outside New York City and Chicago to have 40 floors, including two below ground. The building also houses the city of Detroit's Planning and Development Department, and its Recreation Department. Cadillac Tower's decorative cornices and parapets are of varying heights. The corner spires rise to a height of 130m, and the spires at the middle façade rise to the same height of the mechanical penthouse at 133.4m.From 1994 to 2000, one side of the building featured a 14-story mural of Detroit Lions star player Barry Sanders. The mural was retired after a six-year deal with Nike expired. That mural was then replaced with one of Detroit Red Wings star Steve Yzerman. Currently the building features an ad for the MGM Grand Detroit Casino featuring a lion.
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Cadillac Tower is Detroit based place and this enity listed in Landmark category. Located at 65 Cadillac Sq MI 48226. Contact phone number of Cadillac Tower: (248) 353-0500
Landmark & Historical Place category, Detroit
1431 Washington Blvd Detroit , MI 48226 United States
Detroit , MI 48226 United States
Fort Pontchartrain du Détroit or Fort Detroit was a fort established by the French officer Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac in 1701. The location of the former fort is now in the city of Detroit in the U.S. state of Michigan, an area bounded by Larned Street, Griswold Street, and the Civic Center (now occupied by office towers).Background and constructionFort Detroit began on the Detroit River built to try to keep the British from moving west of New England and to monopolize the fur trade in North America. Before he built Fort Detroit, Cadillac was commandant of Fort de Buade, another French outpost in North America. Fort de Buade was abandoned in 1697 due to conflicts with religious leaders over the trading of alcohol to the Native Americans. Cadillac then persuaded his superiors to let him build a new settlement. He reached the Detroit River on July 23, 1701.When he landed on the site he held a celebration to formally take control of the area. In honor of Louis Phélypeaux, Comte de Pontchartrain (or his son, Jérôme), Minister of Marine to Louis XIV he named the new settlement Fort Ponchartrain du Detroit. The storehouse and the stockade were started immediately, but the first building completed was Ste. Anne's Church. The stockade came next and was made of logs rising about 12 feet into the sky with towers in each corner.
17911 Hamilton Rd Detroit , MI 48203 United States
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