General Motors Building
Built 1922 by Albert Kahn. Added to the National Register in 1978, and a National Historic Landmark.
The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | 3044 W. Grand Blvd., Detroit, MI |
| County | Wayne County |
| Listed | Jun 2, 1978 |
| Listed for | Industry, Commerce, Transportation |
| Level of significance | National |
| Reference number | 78001520 |
| Built | 1922 · more from the 1920s |
| Architect | Albert Kahn |
| Style | Neoclassical architecture |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | 3044 W. Grand Blvd., Detroit, MI |
| Coordinates | 42.3686° N, 83.0756° W · Directions ↗ |
| Also in Detroit | 302 listed places in Detroit → · walking tours → |
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Questions people ask
When was General Motors Building listed on the National Register?
Jun 2, 1978. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.
Source: National Park Service
When was General Motors Building built?
1922, designed by Albert Kahn, in the Neoclassical architecture style.
Source: Wikidata
Where is General Motors Building?
3044 W. Grand Blvd., Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan.
Source: National Park Service
Where is the nomination form for General Motors Building?
The National Archives holds the nomination form, the document that made the case for listing.
Source: National Archives
Sources
Name, location, type and dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet of listed properties, because the Park Service's spatial data does not carry this listing. The map point comes from Wikidata. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 78001520. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The nomination form and photographs ↗ at NPGallery are the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service, and the form is often the best description of the place.