Detroit Cornice and Slate Company Building
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The Detroit Cornice and Slate Company Building is an Beaux-Arts style industrial office building located at 733 St. Antoine Street (at East Lafayette Street) in Detroit, Michigan
. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
and designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1974.
. In 1974,the building was renovated for office and commercial use by architect Bill Kessler. In the early 1990s, the Metro Times
newspaper moved into the building; in the 2000s, a wraparound addition was constructed to increase room for the newspaper.
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
and designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1974.
History
The Detroit Cornice and Slate Company was started by Frank Hesse in 1888. In 1897, the company hired Harry J. Rill to design a Beaux-Arts three-story building for their use. The building was used by the company until 1972, when lack of storage and parking space forced the company to relocate in FerndaleFerndale, Michigan
Ferndale is adjacent to the cities of Detroit to the south, Oak Park to the west, Hazel Park to the east, Pleasant Ridge to the north, Royal Oak Township to the southwest, and Royal Oak to the north....
. In 1974,the building was renovated for office and commercial use by architect Bill Kessler. In the early 1990s, the Metro Times
Metro Times
The Metro Times is the largest circulating weekly newspaper in the metro Detroit area. Supported entirely by advertising, it is distributed free of charge every Wednesday in newsstands in businesses and libraries around the city and suburbs...
newspaper moved into the building; in the 2000s, a wraparound addition was constructed to increase room for the newspaper.