Maccabees Building
Title
Maccabees Building
Publisher
Lawrence Technological University
Date Created
December 7, 2018
Alternative Title or Name
Wayne Tower
Creator
Kahn, Albert
Creator2
Hedrich Blessing Studio (Photographer)
Creator Nationality
American
Work Type
Single Built Works
Date
c. 1927
Work Location
Michigan (state)
Detroit (inhabited place)
Style/Period
Art Deco
Romanesque Revival
Subject
office buildings
commercial buildings
Description
View of the front and one side of the Maccabees Building in Detroit, MI, designed by Albert Kahn and completed in 1927. "the Maccabees Building was designed in the Art Deco and Romanesque style, with broad windows and a recessed barrel vault arch on the ground floor and arched windows with spandrel panels on some of the upper floors. The 1927 building, built for the fraternal organization Knights of the Maccabees, has a limestone exterior and is owned by Wayne State University.,"--from, In Energized Detroit, Savoring an Architectural Legacy by John L. Dorman in the New York Times, March 26, 2018. Handwritten on back of photograph : Maccabees Building, printed: Hedrich-Blessing Studio, 450 East Ohio Street, Chicago Neg. no. 8661-I.
Material/Medium
limestone
Measurements
293,000 square feet
Reproduction Type
jpeg
Reproduction Source
b/w photograph: 8.75 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-DM018
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