The Cary Building is a commercial building

Commercial building

A commercial building is a building that is used for commercial use. Types can include office buildings, warehouses, or retail . In urban locations, a commercial building often combines functions, such as an office on levels 2-10, with retail on floor 1...

 located at 229 Gratiot Avenue (at the corner of Gratiot and Broadway) in Detroit, Michigan

Michigan

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. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

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 in 1983.

History

The Cary Building was built by Frank M. Cary, a speculator in Detroit real estate. Cary hired architect Richard E. Raseman (who also designed the Breitmeyer-Tobin Building

Breitmeyer-Tobin Building

The Harmonie Centre, also known as the Breitmeyer-Tobin Building, is an eight-story commercial building located at 1308 Broadway Street in Detroit, Michigan. It is part of the Broadway Avenue Historic District. It is also known as the Tobin Building. The building was listed on the National...

, located across Broadway from the Cary, in 1905) to design the structure. The construction of the Cary Building began a transformation of Broadway (then called Miami Avenue) from an upper-class residential area into a fashionable commercial district.

Description

The Cary Building is significant because of its strong use of vertical bays with capping arches.