Garden Court Apartments
Photos
(1)
Garden Court Apartments — architectural photograph, 1915 Albert Kahn Neoclassical, 2900 East Jefferson Ave., Detroit. Photo by Andrew Petrov
Own this photograph — hand-signed prints from $50Free U.S. shipping · ships same-day on most ordersNational Register of Historic Places Filing
The Garden Court Apartment Building is significant as a large, early design of Albert Kahn and for its association with the family of Hiram Walker. Albert Kahn designed the Garden Court Apartments in 1915 for J. Harrington Walker (of Hiram Walker & Sons, Distillers) whose home stood across Jefferson Avenue. Walker moved into the building upon its completion. Originally the building housed thirty-two very large, luxury apartments.
Physical Description
The Garden Court Apartment Building faces northwest toward East Jefferson Avenue. It is H-shaped in plan and nine stories tall. Its lowest two stories are faced with limestone; the upper stories have red brick facades. The top story is articulated with limestone belt courses and window surrounds.
Two rounded bay window units rise the full nine stories on the symmetrical Jefferson Avenue facade. A balustrade along the edge of the flat roof forms the uppermost element of the building's restrained classical design.
Architect/Builder
Albert Kahn, Architect
NRHP Ref# 85002937 • Data from National Park Service • Content available under CC BY-SA 4.0
Historic Photos
(1)Sourced from the National Register of Historic Places filing
Garden Court Apartments—Garden Court Apartments East Jefferson Ave. Residential Buildings Thematic Group Detroit, Wayne Co., MI Resource Analysts, Inc., Dec. 1983 Neg.: Michigan History Division 208 N. Capitol Ave., Lansing View from northwest Photo 9 of 23
Public Domain (Michigan Filing)
Building Details
- Architect
- Albert Kahn
- Year Built
- 1915
- Style
- Neoclassical
- Building Type
- apartment building
- National Register
- Listed
- Ref# 85002937
Own a museum-quality print of the Garden Court Apartments — photographed by Andrew Petrov
Hand-signed prints from $50 · free U.S. shipping · ships same-day on most orders
Own this print — from $50 →