Garden Court Apartments
Location2900 E. Jefferson Ave.,
Detroit, Michigan
Coordinates42°20′22″N 83°1′9″W / 42.33944°N 83.01917°W / 42.33944; -83.01917
Built1915
ArchitectAlbert Kahn
MPSEast Jefferson Avenue Residential TR
NRHP reference No.85002937[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 9, 1985

Garden Court Condominiums (originally Garden Court Apartments) is a condominium building located at 2900 East Jefferson Avenue in Detroit, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]

Description

The Garden Court Apartments is an H-shaped building standing nine stories tall with a symmetrical façade facing Jefferson Avenue.[2] The lowest two stories are faced with limestone, while the remainder of the building is made from red brick. Two rounded bay window units rise the full nine stories.[2] The top story has limestone belt courses and window surrounds, and a balustrade runs along the edge of the flat roof.[2]

History

The Garden Court Apartments were constructed for J. Harrington Walker (of Hiram Walker & Sons) in 1915.[2] Walker lived across the street from the Garden Court; when the building was completed, he moved into the top floor of the south tower (now units C8, D800, and D801).[2]

The building originally housed 32 very large luxury apartments.[2] In 2008, the Garden Court Apartments have been converted to a condominium, with 65 one- two- and three-bedroom units.[3]

The building was featured in the television show Martin.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Michigan MPS Garden Court Apartments, National Park Service
  3. ↑ Marge Colborn, "Hip bachelor bets on Detroit Garden Court condominium," The Detroit News, November 15, 2008
  4. ↑ Garden Court Condominiums history
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