Cary Building (Detroit, Michigan)

Infobox_nrhp | name =Cary Building
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caption = Cary Building from the east
location= Detroit, Michigan
lat_degrees = 42
lat_minutes = 20
lat_seconds = 8
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 83
long_minutes = 2
long_seconds = 49
long_direction = W
locmapin = Michigan
area =
built =1906
architect= Richard E. Raseman
architecture= No Style Listed
added = November 25, 1983
governing_body = Private
refnum=83003670cite 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 Cary Building is a commercial building located at 229 Gratiot Avenue (at the corner of Gratiot and Broadway) in Detroit, Michigan.

History

The Cary Building was built by Frank M. Cary, a speculator in Detroit real estate. [http://www.ci.detroit.mi.us/historic/districts/cary_bldg.pdf Cary Building] from the city of Detroit] Cary hired architect Richard E. Raseman (who also designed the Breitmeyer-Tobin Building, 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.

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