Skyscrapers Cities Detroit Buhl Building


Attributed to wikipedia user Mikerussell
Attributed to wikipedia user Mikerussell
Height366 feet
Floors26
Year1925
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About Buhl Building

The Buhl Building is a skyscraper and class-A office center in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Architect Wirt C. Rowland designed the Buhl in a Neo-Gothic style with Romanesque accents. Constructed in 1925, it stands at 26 stories, in the Detroit Financial District across Congress Street from the Penobscot Building, and across Griswold Street from the Guardian Building, all of which were designed by Wirt C. Rowland. The Buhl Building stands on the corner of Congress St. West, and Griswold St. in Downtown Detroit. The building stands atop what used to be the Savoyard Creek near its confluence with the Detroit River. In 1836, the creek was covered and turned into a sewer. The Savoyard Club occupied the 27th floor of the Buhl Building from 1928 until its membership dwindled and the club closed in 1994. Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation has its headquarters in the building. The Citizen's Bank Building in downtown Saginaw, MI was modeled after the Buhl Building. The architectural sculpture on the building was designed by Corrado Parducci. Wirt C.

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