First National Bank Building
Title
First National Bank Building
Publisher
Lawrence Technological University
Date Created
December 6, 2018
Alternative Title or Name
National Bank Building
Creator
Kahn, Albert
Creator2
Hedrich Blessing Studio (Photographer)
Creator Nationality
American
Work Type
Single Built Works
Date
c. 1922
Work Location
Michigan (state)
Detroit (inhabited place)
Style/Period
Neoclassical
Subject
banks (buildings)
office buildings
steel frame construction
Description
View of First National Bank Building in Detroit, MI, designed by Albert Kahn and completed in 1922. "Kahn's twenty-four story National Bank Building ... is more typical of his work. The simple grid-like treatment of the stone veneer covering the steel frame recalls his General Motors Building, although here the emphasis of the details is classical rather than Renaissance. The Corinthian pillars between the large windows of the banking rooms on the second floor were patterned as nearly as possible after the columns of the Temple of Castor and Pollux in the Roman Forum,"--The Buildings of Detroit: A History, by W. Hawkins Ferry, Wayne State University Press, 1980, p. 226. Handwritten on back of photograph: National Bank building, printed: Hedrich-Blessing Studio, 450 East Ohio Street, Chicago Neg. no. 8661-T2.
Material/Medium
limestone
Measurements
floor area: 843,051 square feet
Reproduction Type
jpeg
Reproduction Source
b/w photograph: 9 x 7 inches
Copyright Statement
©2013 Lawrence Technological University. These images may be used for personal or educational purposes. They are not available for commercial purposes without the explicit permission of LTU.
ID Number
LTU-AK-DM006
- Date Added
- December 3, 2018
- Collection
- Albert Kahn Collection
- Item Type
- VRA Core
- Tags
- bank buildings, office buildings, skyscrapers
- Citation
- “First National Bank Building,” LTU Digital Images, accessed March 28, 2024, https://ltuimagecollection.omeka.net/items/show/17924.