211 West Fort Street

Infobox Skyscraper
building_name = 211 West Fort Street


built = 1961- 1963
use = office
location = 211 West Fort Street
Detroit, Michigan
USA
roof = 367 ft. (112.1 m)
top_floor =
antenna_spire =
floor_count = 27
floor_area =
architect = Harley, Ellington, Cowan & Stirton| skyscraperpage_id = |

211 West Fort Street is a skyscraper in Detroit, Michigan. Standing at 27 stories, it was constructed in 1961 and finished in 1963. It has two mechanical floors, floors 8 and 27 (the top floor). It stands at the southeast corner of Fort Street and Washington Street, near many of the other skyscrapers in Detroit, such as the Book Tower, and Westin Book-Cadillac Hotel.

The building was constructed in the International style of architecture, with aluminum as its most abundant material. The building also has a plaza, a restaurant, and a reflecting pool along Fort Street. The building's address ("211") is displayed on the top floor, which can be seen from across the Detroit River in Windsor, Ontario.

References

*Cite book | author=Hill, Eric J. and John Gallagher | title= AIA Detroit: The American Institute of Architects Guide to Detroit Architecture| year=2002 | publisher= Wayne State University Press | id=ISBN 0-8143-3120-3
*Cite book | author=Meyer, Katherine Mattingly and Martin C.P. McElroy with Introduction by W. Hawkins Ferry, Hon A.I.A.| title=Detroit Architecture A.I.A. Guide Revised Edition | year= 1980| publisher= Wayne State University Press| id = ISBN 0-8143-1651-4
*Cite book | author= Sharoff, Robert | title=American City: Detroit Architecture| publisher=Wayne State University Press| year=2005| id=ISBN 0-8143-3270-6

External links

* [http://www.211wfort.com/ 211 West Fort Street official site]
* [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=Detroit,+MI&ie=UTF8&t=h&om=1&ll=42.329215,-83.049527&spn=0.002241,0.006394 Google Maps location of 211 West Fort Street]
* [http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=118553 211 West Fort Street at Emporis.com]
* [http://www.skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=3405 SkyscraperPage.com's Profile on 211 West Fort Street]