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8:20 PM on July 18, 2008
By Steve VanBrussel
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Downtown

Buhl Building

Buhl Buildingaddress:
535 Griswold

data:
Year Built: 1925
Architect: Wirt C. Rowland (Smith, Hinchman, & Grylls)
Style: Neo-Gothic

history:
The Buhl Building was Detroit's first skyscraper and was the first of many prominent buildings designed by Wirt Rowland during his tenure at Smith, Hinchman & Grylls.

The architectural sculpture on the building was designed by Corrado Parducci.

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