Wayne County Courthouse
United States historic place in Detroit, Michigan. Added to the National Register in 1975, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
The Wayne County Building is a monumental government structure located at 600 Randolph Street in Downtown Detroit, Michigan. It formerly contained the Wayne County administrative offices – now located in the Guardian Building at 500 Griswold Street – and its courthouse. As Wayne County Courthouse, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. When it was completed in 1902, it was regarded as "one of the most sumptuous buildings in Michigan".
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The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | 600 Randolph St., Detroit, MI |
| County | Wayne County |
| Listed | Feb 24, 1975 |
| Reference number | 75000972 |
| Type of place | courthouse |
| Style | baroque revival |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
| Contributing resources | 1 buildings |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | 600 Randolph St., Detroit, MI |
| Coordinates | 42.33226, -83.04266 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | River Raisin National Battlefield Park · 34 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 75000972. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.