McGregor Memorial Conference Center
Wayne State University building in Detroit, Michigan, US. Added to the National Register in 2010, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
The McGregor Memorial Conference Center is a meeting and event facility on the campus of Wayne State University in Midtown Detroit, Michigan, designed by noted American architect Minoru Yamasaki (1912–1986) and completed in 1958. The design marks a shift in style from Yamasaki's earlier International Style work to the New Formalism of his later years. The building was designated a National Historic Landmark for its architectural quality in 2015.
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The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | 495 Ferry Mall (campus of Wayne State University), Detroit, MI |
| County | Wayne County |
| Listed | Dec 13, 2010 |
| Reference number | 10001023 |
| Type of place | building |
| Style | International Style |
| Contributing resources | 1 buildings, 1 sites |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | 495 Ferry Mall (campus of Wayne State University), Detroit, MI |
| Coordinates | 42.35949, -83.07098 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | River Raisin National Battlefield Park · 35 mi · on Park Atlas |
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Sources
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 10001023. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.