Penobscot Block

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The other two buildings in the complex are the Penobscot Building (youngest of the three), Penobscot Annex, and The Penobscot Building (oldest of the three).

The block is occupied by four major buildings: The Penobscot Building (1905, northwest corner along Shelby Street and West Fort Street), Penobscot Building (1928, northeast corner, along Griswold Street and West Fort Street), Penobscot Building Annex (1922, southwest corner, along Shelby Street and West Congress Street), and the Ford Building (southeast corner, along Griswold Street and West Congress Street). The block is also bordered to the west (along Shelby Street) by 607 Shelby Street, which holds the Peoples Savings Bank Building (also known as the Peoples State Bank).

The buildings on the block are named for the Penobscot, a Native American tribe from Maine.

This complex contains a gross total of 1,008,000 square feet of office and retail space.

External links

* [http://www.penobscotbuilding.com/ Official Penobscot Building website]
* [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=Detroit,+Michigan&ie=UTF8&ll=42.330187,-83.047307&spn=0.002249,0.006394&t=k&om=1 Google Maps location of the Penobscot Block]
* [http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/cx/?id=106853 The Original Penobscot Building details]