Ponchartrain Apartments
Historic Photo, sourced from the National Register of Historic Places filing
Ponchartrain Apartments — 1350 E, Detroit Building Company, National Register of Historic Places filing, 1350 E. Jefferson Ave., Detroit
National Register of Historic Places Filing
The building at 1350 E. Jefferson exemplifies the change from single family residential structures of the nineteenth century to multi-family moderate scale apartment buildings along E. Jefferson Ave. in the first quarter of the twentieth century.
Physical Description
The Ponchartrain Apartment building is a four-story red brick structure with limestone detailing in the Classical Revival style of the Adams Brothers. The entrance is composed of an arched opening flanked by two ornamental pilasters carrying the lintel. Voussoirs of the first story windows are also limestone, as are the foundations, window sills, coping, and belt course between the first and second stories. The entablature is decorated with swags, festoons, and urns, and the stone relief panels beneath the windows in the end bays also bear urns.
Architect/Builder
Detroit Building Company
NRHP Ref# 85002945 • 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
Ponchartrain Apartments — Ponchartrain Apartments — 1350 E, Detroit Building Company, National Register of Historic Places filing, 1350 E. Jefferson Ave., Detroit
Public Domain (Michigan Filing)
From Wikipedia
The Ponchartrain Apartments was an apartment building located at 1350 East Jefferson Avenue in Detroit, Michigan. It was also known as the Renaissance Apartments. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985, but subsequently demolished.
Description
The Ponchartrain Apartment building was a four-story red brick structure sitting atop a limestone foundation. Window sills, coping, and a belt course between the first and second stories were also constructed of limestone. The entrance sat in an arched opening flanked by ornamental pilasters supporting the lintel. Swags and urns decorate the entablature, and urns also graced the stone relief panels beneath the end windows. The building contained 74 apartments.
History The Ponchartrain Apartments were built in 1920 at a cost of $195,000. The building went through a succession of owners, and was renamed the Monticello Apartment Hotel in 1926, the Shorecrest Apartments in 1949, and the Renaissance Apartments in 1981. The building has since been demolished.
References
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Building Details
- Architect
- Detroit Building Company
- Address
- 1350 E. Jefferson Ave., Detroit
- National Register
- Listed
- Ref# 85002945