General Motors Technical Center
The GM Technical Center was inaugurated in 1956 as General Motors's primary design and engineering center, located in Warren, Michigan.
General Motors Technical Center | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
U.S. National Historic Landmark | |
Michigan State Historic Site | |
The Vehicle Engineering Center (VEC) Tower | |
| Location | Bounded by 12 Mile, Mound and Chicago Rds, and Van Dyke Ave., Warren, Michigan |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 42°30′48″N 83°2′16″W |
| Area | 600 acres (240 ha) |
| Built | 1949 |
| Architect | Eero Saarinen; Thomas Dolliver Church |
| Architectural style | International Style |
| NRHP reference No. | 00000224 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | March 27, 2000 |
| Designated NHL | August 25, 2014 |
In 2000 the center was listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and fourteen years later it was designated a National Historic Landmark, primarily for its architecture.
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