Belcrest Apartments (Detroit, Michigan)
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| Location | 5440 Cass Avenue Detroit, Michigan |
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| Built | 1926 |
| Architect | Charles N. Agree |
| NRHP Reference # | 84001851[1] |
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| Added to NRHP | May 31, 1984 |
| Designated MSHS | November 30, 1983[2] |
The Belcrest Apartments is an apartment building located at 5440 Cass Avenue in Midtown Detroit, Michigan. It was built in 1926 as the Belcrest Hotel, designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1983,[2] and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]
History
The Belcrest Apartment Hotel was built in 1926 as a residential hotel, catering to wealthy tenants.[3] The building exemplified what was, at the time, a novel style of living arrangement: an apartment building that offered amenities normally associated with a hotel.[3] Daily maid service and a restaurant on the premises set this apart from a conventional apartment building.
Architecture
The building was designed by Charles N. Agree in a T-shape.[3] It is twelve stories high, constructed of concrete and steel and sheathed with brick and terra cotta.[2] Three projecting bays surround the base of the T, emphasizing the vertical, while terra cotta cornices on the third, eleventh, and top floors emphasize the horizontal.[3]
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