David Whitney Building, Historic Detroit Skyscraper, Poised To Begin Redevelopment

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Lovers of Detroit architecture, mark Thursday on your calendars. That’s the day when members of Whitney Partners LLC, accompanied by Gov. Rick Snyder, will kick off the reconstruction of the city’s historic David Whitney building.

The structure, completed in 1915, was designed by architect Daniel Burnham, who helped build Chicago’s Montauk Building, one of the world’s earliest skyscrapers.

 

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