Wayne State University Buildings

  • Also Known As: See Also:Mackenzie,David,House

  • Address: 4735 - 4841 Cass Ave
  • Travel Genus: Sight
  • Sight Category: Historic District


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Timeline

Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Malcomson and Higginbotham Architect
Field, Hinchman and Smith Architect
1884/00/00 William Scott and Co Architect A 2.5-story Queen Anne - Shingle style house is built in Detroit for real estate developer Thomas S Sprague. Located at 80 West Palmer Avenue, the National Register of Historic Places residence was razed in 1994.
1895/00/00
1896/00/00
1908/00/00 George L Harvey Architect Based on the Temple of Victory in Athens, the Gleaners Temple is built of Bedford stone on Woodward and Palmer in Detroit, MI. The building features a large, central, mahogany staircase and four columns on the facade. WSU razed the building in 1996.
1917/00/00
1945/00/00 James E O'Sullivan Architect In the 1940s, a three-story addition is built at the rear of the Gleaners Temple on the corner of Woodward and Palmer in Detroit, MI. The original building and the addition were razed by WSU 1996.

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Particulars for Wayne State University Buildings:
Area of Significance Architecture
Criteria Architecture-Engineering
Higher Learning College
Area of Significance Education
Sight Category Historic District
Criteria Historic Event
Architectural Style Neoclassical
Area of Significance Performing Arts
Architectural Style Queen Anne
Owner State



US National Registry of Historic Places Data »

Accurate at time of registration:

PLACE DETAILS
Registry Name:
Registry Address:
Registry Number: 78001524
Resource Type:
Owner: State
Architect: Malcomson and Higginbotham; Field,Hinchman and Smith
Architectural Style: Classical revival, Queen anne
CULTURAL DETAILS
Level of Significance: State
Area of Significance: Education, Architecture, Performing arts
Applicable Criteria: Event, Architecture-Engineering
Period of Significance: 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Significant Year: 1895, 1896, 1917
Historic Function: Education
Historic Sub-Function: College
Current Function: Education
Current Sub-Function: College

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