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Security Trust Company

GeotaggedNational Register
735 and 751 Griswold Street
Detroit Financial District
Wayne, Michigan
Rebecca B. Savage
7-13-09
South Western View
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[AI: The photo shows two buildings side by side. The building on the left features a facade with three tall arches supported by elaborately carved columns and a two-story addition on top with narrow window]

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735 and 751 Griswold Street Detroit Financial District Wayne, Michigan Rebecca B. Savage 7-13-09 South Western View 0011 [AI: The photo shows two buildings side by side. The building on the left features a facade with three tall arches supported by elaborately carved columns and a two-story addition on top with narrow window]

National Register of Historic Places Filing

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Local SignificanceArchitectureCommerceGovernment1900-1964

Physical Description

The Security Trust Company building is a steel-frame seven-story bank building faced in limestone, constructed in 1925 with alterations in 1964. Designed by Albert Kahn, Inc., it features a Romanesque-inspired front with three four-story tall side-by-side arches. The façade is elaborately carved with representations of animal and human forms, including motifs suggestive of saving for the future, such as squirrels and beehives.

NRHP Ref# 09001067 • Data from National Park Service • Content available under CC BY-SA 4.0

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735 and 751 Griswold Street Detroit Financial District Wayne, Michigan Rebecca B. Savage 7-13-09 South Western View 0011 [AI: The photo shows two buildings side by side. The building on the left features a facade with three tall arches supported by elaborately carved columns and a two-story addition on top with narrow window]

Public Domain (Michigan filing for National Register of Historic Places)

Building Details

Year Built
1925
Address
735 Griswold
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Listed
Ref# 09001067