Type Residential Roof 177 ft (54 m) Height 54 m Floors 14 Construction started 1916 | Completed 1919 Floor count 14 Opened 1919 Architecture firm SmithGroupJJR | |
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Location 10 West Adams Street
Detroit, Michigan Architectural style Gothic Revival architecture Similar 1300 Lafayette East Coo, Fort Washington Plaza, Penobscot Building Annex, Cass Building, Bankers Trust Company | ||
The Fyfe Building is located at 10 West Adams Street, at the corner of Adams Street and Woodward Avenue in Downtown Detroit, Michigan. It faces onto Central United Methodist Church, and Grand Circus Park.
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Map of Fyfe Building, 10 W Adams Ave, Detroit, MI 48226, USA
Description
The high-rise building was constructed between 1916 and 1919, and is one of Detroit's oldest; it was designed by Smith, Hinchman & Grylls in the Gothic Revival architectural style. It stands at 14 floors, and has 65 residential units.
The building was named after Richard H. Fyfe, a Detroit merchant who made his fortune in the shoe trade. For many years it had a Fyfe shoe store at the retail street level and offices in the upper stories; at the time of its opening, the shoe store was the largest in the country. The building is now mainly used as a residential building, but has some retail and a bar at street level.
The building was nearly demolished in the mid-1990s to make way for parking for Comerica Park.