Guardian Building

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The Guardian Building is an iconic Art Deco skyscraper in Detroit renowned for its striking architectural design and vibrant, ornate interior.

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Guardian Building canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic landmark ⓘ
skyscraper ⓘ
architect Smith, Hinchman & Grylls ⓘ
Wirt C. Rowland ⓘ
architecturalStyle Art Deco ⓘ
Mayan Revival influences ⓘ
city Detroit ⓘ
constructionStartDate 1927 ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
currentUse government offices ⓘ
office space ⓘ
façadeColor orange brick ⓘ
façadeFeature geometric ornamentation ⓘ
floorCount 40 ⓘ
hasPublicAccessArea main lobby ⓘ
height approximately 151 meters ⓘ
approximately 496 feet ⓘ
historicDesignation National Historic Landmark ⓘ
houses Wayne County administrative offices ⓘ
interiorDesigner Mary Chase Perry Stratton ⓘ
interiorMaterial Pewabic tile ⓘ
interiorStyle Art Deco ⓘ
Native American-inspired motifs ⓘ
listedOn National Register of Historic Places ⓘ
locatedInHistoricDistrict Downtown Detroit ⓘ
location Detroit ⓘ
Michigan ⓘ
United States ⓘ
material brick ⓘ
terra cotta ⓘ
tile ⓘ
nationalHistoricLandmarkDesignationYear 1989 ⓘ
nickname Cathedral of Finance ⓘ
notableFeature cathedral-like banking hall ⓘ
multicolored tile work ⓘ
mural by Ezra Winter ⓘ
vibrant, ornate lobby ⓘ
NRHPListingYear 1989 ⓘ
openedAs headquarters of Union Trust Company ⓘ
originalName Union Trust Building ⓘ
owner Wayne County, Michigan ⓘ
partOf Detroit skyline ⓘ
renamed Guardian Building ⓘ
roofType setback skyscraper form ⓘ
significance iconic symbol of Detroit ⓘ
tourism popular tourist attraction in Detroit ⓘ
yearCompleted 1929 ⓘ

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Downtown Detroit → hasLandmark → Guardian Building ⓘ
Guardian Building → renamed → Guardian Building ⓘ