National Historic Landmark · Detroit, Michigan
Guardian Building
A listed building in Detroit, Michigan, built 1929 in the Mayan Revival architecture style. Added to the National Register in 1989, and a National Historic Landmark.
The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | 500 Griswold St., Detroit, MI |
| County | Wayne County |
| Listed | Jun 29, 1989 |
| Reference number | 89001165 |
| Built | 1929 |
| Architect | Wirt C. Rowland |
| Style | Mayan Revival architecture |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark, National Register of Historic Places contributing property |
| Contributing resources | 1 buildings |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Listing on the Register does not open the door. Unless a museum or park runs it, treat this as private property and see it from the sidewalk.
Where it is
| Street | 500 Griswold St. |
| Coordinates | 42.32977, -83.04573 · Directions ↗ |
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Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 89001165. Nothing here is transcribed by hand.