Detail view of column capital and entablature in the Ionic order at Temple Beth El (formerly), designed by Detroit architect, Albert Kahn (a member of the congregation) in 1922. The congregation grew too large for the temple and after several name changes is currently called the Bethel Community Transformation Center. "The structure is three stories high with dimensions of 140 feet by 240 feet. It is a rectangular, flat-roofed, Classical-style, limestone structure built in 1921-22. The Woodward Avenue side is the most notable elevation. It is spanned by a shallow. eight column, Ionic portico sheltering three sets of entrance doors with simple classical surrounds. The rest of the walls are sheathed in plain masonry relieved only by the denticulated cornice ... The interior includes numerous plainly finished class rooms, lounges, offices, meeting rooms, and service facilities in addition to the main auditorium. This latter is a vast, domed space with curving pews arranged in a semi-circle on a sloping floor with a balcony across the rear. The focus of the room is the raised platform that now contains a choir and pulpit. The ceiling and walls are ornamented with frescoes depicting events and personages from Jewish history,"--National Register of Historic Places website.
Detail view of Ionic columns and one of three entrance doors to Temple Beth El (formerly), designed by Detroit architect, Albert Kahn (a member of the congregation) in 1922. The congregation grew too large for the temple and after several name changes is currently called the Bethel Community Transformation Center. "The structure is three stories high with dimensions of 140 feet by 240 feet. It is a rectangular, flat-roofed, Classical-style, limestone structure built in 1921-22. The Woodward Avenue side is the most notable elevation. It is spanned by a shallow. eight column, Ionic portico sheltering three sets of entrance doors with simple classical surrounds. The rest of the walls are sheathed in plain masonry relieved only by the denticulated cornice ... The interior includes numerous plainly finished class rooms, lounges, offices, meeting rooms, and service facilities in addition to the main auditorium. This latter is a vast, domed space with curving pews arranged in a semi-circle on a sloping floor with a balcony across the rear. The focus of the room is the raised platform that now contains a choir and pulpit. The ceiling and walls are ornamented with frescoes depicting events and personages from Jewish history,"--National Register of Historic Places website.
Front view of former synagogue with eight Ionic limestone columns, designed by Detroit architect, Albert Kahn (a member of the congregation) in 1922. The congregation grew too large for the temple and after several name changes is currently called the Bethel Community Transformation Center. "The structure is three stories high with dimensions of 140 feet by 240 feet. It is a rectangular, flat-roofed, Classical-style, limestone structure built in 1921-22. The Woodward Avenue side is the most notable elevation. It is spanned by a shallow. eight column, Ionic portico sheltering three sets of entrance doors with simple classical surrounds. The rest of the walls are sheathed in plain masonry relieved only by the denticulated cornice ... The interior includes numerous plainly finished class rooms, lounges, offices, meeting rooms, and service facilities in addition to the main auditorium. This latter is a vast, domed space with curving pews arranged in a semi-circle on a sloping floor with a balcony across the rear. The focus of the room is the raised platform that now contains a choir and pulpit. The ceiling and walls are ornamented with frescoes depicting events and personages from Jewish history,"--National Register of Historic Places website.
Front view of former synagogue with eight Ionic limestone columns, designed by Detroit architect, Albert Kahn (a member of the congregation) in 1922. The congregation grew too large for the temple and after several name changes is currently called the Bethel Community Transformation Center. "The structure is three stories high with dimensions of 140 feet by 240 feet. It is a rectangular, flat-roofed, Classical-style, limestone structure built in 1921-22. The Woodward Avenue side is the most notable elevation. It is spanned by a shallow. eight column, Ionic portico sheltering three sets of entrance doors with simple classical surrounds. The rest of the walls are sheathed in plain masonry relieved only by the denticulated cornice ... The interior includes numerous plainly finished class rooms, lounges, offices, meeting rooms, and service facilities in addition to the main auditorium. This latter is a vast, domed space with curving pews arranged in a semi-circle on a sloping floor with a balcony across the rear. The focus of the room is the raised platform that now contains a choir and pulpit. The ceiling and walls are ornamented with frescoes depicting events and personages from Jewish history,"--National Register of Historic Places website.
View of the entrance to the Detroit Athletic Club, designed by Albert Kahn and completed in 1915. "For the citadel of Detroit's automobile aristocracy Kahn turned to Renaissance Rome for inspiration. The Palazzo Borghese provided him with a model for the portico of the D.A.C., and the arcaded loggia with its delicate Corinthian pilasters in the courtyard of the Palazzo Farnese gave him an idea as to how to treat the large windows of the main dining room on the fourth floor,"--The Buildings of Detroit: A History, by W. Hawkins Ferry, Wayne State University Press, 1980, p. 214. Handwritten on back of photograph: Detroit Athletic Club, printed: Hedrich-Blessing Studio, 450 East Ohio Street, Chicago Neg. no. 8661-J2.
Partial front and side views of Temple Beth El, a synagog designed by Michigan architect Albert Kahn and completed in 1903 with steps leading up to eight Ionic columns. Kahn "...turned to Roman and Greek temples for inspiration, giving the building a Beaux Arts look. Located on the east side of Woodward Avenue, between Eliot and Erskine Streets, the temple was built on a lot 100 feet wide and 200 feet deep. The cornerstone for the temple was laid at 3 p.m. April 23, 1902. It took only seven months to finish the building, and the first services were held Jan. 24, 1903 ... Architect C. Howard Crane — who designed Detroit’s Orchestra Hall, Fox and United Artists theaters and what is today the Detroit Opera House, among others — reconfigured the former temple into the Bonstelle Playhouse. This marked the building’s first, but not last, major redesign,"--Historic Design website. Handwritten on back of photograph: Temple Bethel, printed: Hedrich-Blessing Studio, 450 East Ohio Street, Chicago Neg. no. 8661-D2.
Front view of Temple Beth El a synagog designed by Michigan architect Albert Kahn and completed in 1903 with steps leading up to eight Ionic columns. Kahn "...turned to Roman and Greek temples for inspiration, giving the building a Beaux Arts look. Located on the east side of Woodward Avenue, between Eliot and Erskine Streets, the temple was built on a lot 100 feet wide and 200 feet deep. The cornerstone for the temple was laid at 3 p.m. April 23, 1902. It took only seven months to finish the building, and the first services were held Jan. 24, 1903 ... Architect C. Howard Crane — who designed Detroit’s Orchestra Hall, Fox and United Artists theaters and what is today the Detroit Opera House, among others — reconfigured the former temple into the Bonstelle Playhouse. This marked the building’s first, but not last, major redesign,"--Historic Design website. Handwritten on back of photograph: Temple Bethel, printed: Hedrich-Blessing Studio, 450 East Ohio Street, Chicago Neg. no. 8661-C2.
Exterior view of the entrance to Hill Auditorium with four Doric-like columns between the five entry doors on the campus of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. The building was designed by Detroit architect, Albert Kahn who was aided in the design of the interior by acoustics expert Hugh Tallant. The building was completed in 1913. "The massive and plain brick exterior of the building was relieved by the color scheme of dull reds and browns, with limestone trim. It measured 171 by 174 feet and contained 71,914 square feet of space ... The parabolic interior, with its balcony and gallery and its immense platform which had a seating capacity of 300, was impressive. When built, Hill Auditorium seated 4,300 people. On the second floor just back of the gallery, was a large recital and lecture hall, which had a seating capacity of about 400 and which would be ideal for a small concert hall,"--from "Hill Auditorium" at the University of Michigan's history website. Printed on back of photograph: ...designed by Albert Kahn Associated Architects & Engineers, Inc. Hedrich Blessing Studio 450 East Ohio Street Chicago NEG. No 8685-F Hill Auditorium.
Exterior view of the entrance to Hill Auditorium with four Doric-like columns between the five entry doors on the campus of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. The building was designed by Detroit architect, Albert Kahn who was aided in the design of the interior by acoustics expert Hugh Tallant. The building was completed in 1913. "The massive and plain brick exterior of the building was relieved by the color scheme of dull reds and browns, with limestone trim. It measured 171 by 174 feet and contained 71,914 square feet of space ... The parabolic interior, with its balcony and gallery and its immense platform which had a seating capacity of 300, was impressive. When built, Hill Auditorium seated 4,300 people. On the second floor just back of the gallery, was a large recital and lecture hall, which had a seating capacity of about 400 and which would be ideal for a small concert hall,"--from "Hill Auditorium" at the University of Michigan's history website. Printed on back of photograph: ...designed by Albert Kahn Associated Architects & Engineers, Inc. Hedrich Blessing Studio 450 East Ohio Street Chicago NEG. No 8685-E Hill Auditorium.
Exterior view of Angell Hall with eight Doric columns at the entrance, on the campus of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. The building, completed in 1924, was designed by Detroit architect, Albert Kahn and named in honor of James Angell, President of the University from 1871-1909. "In his design, the architect, Albert Kahn, of Detroit, followed a severely classical precedent in the entrance portico with its eight great Doric columns surmounting a wide esplanade of steps across the front,"--from "Angell Hall, Mason Hall, and Haven Hall" University of Michigan history website. Printed on back of photo: ...designed by Albert Kahn Associated Architects & Engineers, Inc. Hedrich Blessing Studio 450 East Ohio Street Chicago NEG. No 8685-I HNGELL Hall 4 of Mich.