- The Wardell
Infobox_nrhp | name =Wardell, The
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caption = The Wardell (Park Shelton Condominiums) from across Woodward
location=Detroit, Michigan
lat_degrees = 42
lat_minutes = 21
lat_seconds = 38
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 83
long_minutes = 3
long_seconds = 58
long_direction = W
locmapin = Michigan
area =
built =1926
architect=
architecture= Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
added =August 22 ,2007
governing_body = Private
refnum=07000744cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2008-04-15|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]The Park Shelton Condominiums are located at 15 E. Kirby Avenue (on the corner of Kirby and
Woodward Avenue ) inDetroit ,Michigan . They were built in 1926 as The Wardell.History
The Wardell was built in 1926 as a residential hotel, intended for extended stays. [http://books.google.com/books?id=2i3a-rrO6VwC&pg=PA57&lpg=PA57&ots=o6dCW4KwQC&sig=24sqHxKY983zfVMYBehxToF7Pz8 Patricia Ibbotson, "Detroit's Historic Hotels and Restaurants,"] Arcadia Publishing, 2007, ISBN0738550809, p. 57.] The name comes from Fred Wardell, who owned the Eureka Vacuum Cleaner Company.
Diego Rivera lived there while working on his mural at theDetroit Institute of Arts .The Wardell was later rechristened the Park Shelton Hotel, offering luxurious accommodations, but set up as a more traditional hotel. It was the Detroit hotel of choice for such celebrities as
Bob Hope ,George Burns ,Gracie Allen , andRaymond Burr . In the 1970s, the Park Shelton Hotel was converted to apartments.In the 2004R. J. King, "Park Shelton to convert to condos," "The Detroit News" June 29, 2004.] , the Park Shelton was redeveloped into condominiums, creating 227 luxury units in the building. [http://www.detroitmidtown.com/05/doc_lib/3rd_edition_1-16-2008.pdf "Midtown Living"] from Detroit Midtown, pp. 42-43] The newly refurbished building was opened in August 2004. [http://www.modeldmedia.com/neighborhoods/placestomove/parkshelton.aspx The Park Shelton] from ModelD]
External Links
* [http://theparkshelton.com/ The Park Shelton]
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