Fyfe Building

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.

Fyfe Building
General information
Type	Residential
Architectural style	Gothic Revival
Location	10 West Adams Street Detroit, Michigan
Coordinates	42.33709°N 83.0513°W / 42.33709; -83.0513
Construction started	1916
Completed	1919
Height
Roof	177 ft (54 m)
Technical details
Floor count	14
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Smith, Hinchman & Grylls

Description

Fyfe Building, c. 1920

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.^[1][2] 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.^[2] The building is now mainly used as a residential building, but has some retail and a bar^[3] at street level.

The building was nearly demolished in the mid-1990s to make way for parking for Comerica Park.^{[citation needed]}

• Owner: PEM Investments, LLC

References

1. Hill, Eric J.; John Gallagher (2002). AIA Detroit: The American Institute of Architects Guide to Detroit Architecture. Wayne State University Press. ISBN 0-8143-3120-3. P. 64.
2. Sharoff, Robert (2005). American City: Detroit Architecture, 1845-2005. Wayne State University Press. ISBN 0-8143-3270-6. P. 31.
3. "Just in time for Opening Day, Hard Luck Lounge Downtown opens in former Proof space". ModelDMedia. 2010-04-06. Retrieved 2013-12-27.

Further reading

• Hill, Eric J.; John Gallagher (2002). AIA Detroit: The American Institute of Architects Guide to Detroit Architecture. Wayne State University Press. ISBN 0-8143-3120-3.
• Meyer, Katherine Mattingly and Martin C.P. McElroy with Introduction by W. Hawkins Ferry, Hon A.I.A. (1980). Detroit Architecture A.I.A. Guide Revised Edition. Wayne State University Press. ISBN 0-8143-1651-4.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

External links

• Fyfe Building Apartments
• Google Maps location of Fyfe Building Apartments
• "Fyfe Apartments". Emporis. Archived from the original on 2021-06-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
• "Fyfe Building Apartments". SkyscraperPage.