Masonry, iron and wood-frame building

616 Woodward- Masonry, iron and wood-frame four-story three-bay brick commercial building (1880). This rectangular-shaped building is between two others on Woodward Avenue, and shares a party wall with the building to the south at 612 Woodward. The Woodward frontage is twenty feet wide. The original permit for this building was issued to theW. G. Vinton construction company. }his brick building has had a major first floor storefront renovation but the upper story windows still retain the original cast stone lintels and sills. The cornice has been removed, and the original windows likely been replaced. The roof is pitched. This building housed the Metrople Hotel in the 1930's and 40's.