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Belcrest
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| Location: | Detroit, Michigan United States |
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| Coordinates: | 42°21′36″N 83°4′7″W / 42.36000°N 83.06861°WCoordinates: 42°21′36″N 83°4′7″W / 42.36000°N 83.06861°W |
| Built: | 1926 |
| Architect: | Charles N. Agree |
| Governing body: | Private |
| NRHP Reference#: | 84001851[1] |
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| Added to NRHP: | May 31, 1984 |
| Designated MSHS: | November 30, 1983[2] |
The Belcrest Apartments is an apartment building located at 5440 Cass Avenue in Detroit, Michigan. It was built in 1926 as the Belcrest Hotel, designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1983,[2] and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]
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[edit] History
The Belcrest Apartment Hotel was built in 1926 as a residential hotel, catering to wealthy tenants.[3] The building exemplified what was, at the time, a novel style of living arrangement: an apartment building tha offered amenities normally associated with an hotel.[3] Daily maid service and a restaurant on the premises set this apart from a conventional apartment building.
[edit] Architecture
The building was designed by Charles N. Agree in a T-shape.[3] It is twelve stories high, constructed of concrete and steel and sheathed with brick and terra cotta.[2] Three projecting bays surround the base of the T, emphasizing the vertical, while terra cotta cornices on the third, eleventh, and top floors emphasize the horizontal.[3]
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[edit] References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15.
- ^ a b c The Belcrest from the state of Michigan
- ^ a b c d The Belcrest from Detroit1701.org
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