Description Fyfe Building

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fyfe building, c. 1920


the high-rise building constructed between 1916 , 1919, , 1 of detroit s oldest; designed smith, hinchman & grylls in gothic revival architectural style. stands @ 14 floors, , has 65 residential units.


the building named after richard h. fyfe, detroit merchant made fortune in shoe trade. many years had fyfe shoe store @ retail street level , offices in upper stories; @ time of opening, shoe store largest in country. building used residential building, has retail , bar @ street level.


the building demolished in mid-1990s make way parking comerica park.



owner: pem investments, llc




^ hill, eric j.; john gallagher (2002). aia detroit: american institute of architects guide detroit architecture. wayne state university press. isbn 0-8143-3120-3.  p. 64.
^ sharoff, robert (2005). american city: detroit architecture, 1845-2005. wayne state university press. isbn 0-8143-3270-6.  p. 31.
^ in time opening day, hard luck lounge downtown opens in former proof space . modeldmedia. 2010-04-06. retrieved 2013-12-27. 






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