Theodore Levin United States Courthouse 231 West Lafayette Boulevard Detroit MI United States
Status: Construction Dates Began 1932 Finished 1934 Floor Count 10
Building Uses - courthouse - office Structural Types - highrise
Heights Value Source / Comments Roof 184 ft Top floor 164 ft ''
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Description • Architects: James A. Wetmore & Robert O. Derrick.
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• Designed in a sleek moderne style, it is faced with limestone above a base of polished black stone. Above the second floor is an open center court.
• Relief sculptures of eagles and emblems above the entrance symbolize the building's governmental function.
• The Detroit Federal Building is on the site of the former Fort Lernout, Fort Shelby, and the 1897 U. S. Post Office, Courthouse, and Custom House.
• Remnants of the 1897 Courthouse can be found in Room 733, the U. S. District Courtroom. • Google Search • Images
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