| Broadway Avenue Historic District | |
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| U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
| U.S. Historic District | |
 Looking north along Broadway from Gratiot
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| Location: | Detroit, Michigan  United States |
| Coordinates: | 42°20′6″N 83°2′46″W / 42.335°N 83.04611°W |
| Built/Founded: | 1896 |
| Architect: | Joseph E. Mills, et al. |
| Architectural style(s): | Early Commercial Beaux Arts |
| Governing body: | Private |
| Added to NRHP: | July 1, 2004 |
| NRHP Reference#: | 04000656[1] |
The Broadway Avenue Historic District is a historic district located on a single city block along Broadway Avenue between Gratiot and East Grand River in Detroit, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.[1]
Description and significance
The Broadway Avenue Historic District is located along a single block of Broadway Avenue, and contains eleven commercial buildings built between 1896 and 1926.[2] Three of those buildings—the Cary Building and the
The architectural terra cotta used on these structures unifies the appearance of the district.[2] The district is significant for its architecture, its commercial history, its affect on German, Jewish, and African-American heritage, and for its association with Philip Breitmeyer, mayor of Detroit from 1909-1911.[2]
History
The area where the district is located was developed in the late 1800s as a commercial area catering to the women's trade, and included businesses such as hairdressers, florists, corset makers, and fashionable clothiers.[2] A number of these women's trade shops were owned by ethnic Germans. During the 1910s, the area began transforming into a banking and financial center. The
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15. http://www.nr.nps.gov/.
- ^ a b c d Rustin Quaide, Caridad Dela Vega, and National Conference of State Historic Preservation Officers, "National Register Nominations," Heritage Matters, National Park Service, December 2004, pp. 9-10.
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