Buhl Building
The Buhl Building is a skyscraper and class-A office center in Downtown Detroit, Michigan. Architect Wirt C. Rowland designed the Buhl in a Neo-Gothic style with Romanesque accents. Constructed in 1925, it stands at 26 stories in the Detroit Financial District across Congress Street from the Penobscot Building and across Griswold Street from the Guardian Building, all of which were designed by Wirt C. Rowland. The Buhl Building stands on the corner of Congress St. West, and Griswold St. in Downtown Detroit. The building stands atop what used to be the Savoyard Creek near its confluence with the Detroit River. In 1836, the creek was covered and turned into a sewer. The Savoyard Club occupied the 27th floor of the Buhl Building from 1928 until its membership dwindled and the club closed in 1994.
| Buhl Building | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Type | Commercial offices |
| Location | 535 Griswold Street Detroit, Michigan |
| Coordinates | 42.3294°N 83.0469°W |
| Completed | 1925 |
| Owner | Bedrock Detroit |
| Height | |
| Roof | 111.6 m (366 ft) |
| Top floor | 107.0 m (351.0 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 29 |
| Floor area | 482,454 sq ft (44,821.4 m2) |
| Lifts/elevators | 13 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Wirt C. Rowland SmithGroup |
Buhl Building | |
| Architectural style | Neo-Gothic / Romanesque |
| Part of | Detroit Financial District (ID09001067) |
| Designated CP | December 14, 2009 |
| References | |
The Buhl Building houses the headquarters of SMART and the Detroit Transportation Corporation. Hubbell, Roth & Clark, a civil engineering firm, is also based in the building.
The Citizens Bank Building in downtown Saginaw, Michigan was modeled after the Buhl Building.
The architectural sculpture on the building was designed by Corrado Parducci.