Chateau Frontenac Apartments | |
Formerly listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
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| Location | 10410 East Jefferson Avenue Detroit,Michigan |
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| Coordinates | 42°21′47″N82°58′43″W / 42.36306°N 82.97861°W /42.36306; -82.97861 |
| Built | 1925 |
| Architect | J. Will Wilson, Otto Misch |
| Architectural style | Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals |
| Demolished | June 1999 |
| MPS | East Jefferson Avenue Residential TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 91000213[1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | February 28, 1991 |
| Removed from NRHP | June 10, 2020[2] |
TheChateau Frontenac Apartments was an apartment building located inDetroit,Michigan. It bore the name of the famousChâteau Frontenac hotel. The building was listed on theNational Register of Historic Places in 1991,[1] but was subsequently demolished in 1999.[3] It was removed from the National Register in 2020.[2]
The Chateau Frontenac was an eight-story apartment building constructed from buff brick, with off-whiteterra cotta details and a hipped roof of green Spanish tile.[4] The building wasMediterranean Revival with some French Gothic accents, and covered an E-shaped plan area.[4] The entranceway was through a tile-roofed projecting pavilion (the center leg of the "E") containing a terra cotta fountain with a dolphin motif.[4] The first floor had raised bricks every ninth course or so, giving the appearance of rustication.[5]
Different bonds of brick (includingAmerican bond andEnglish bond) were used throughout to add textural interest. Fanliketerra cotta motifs were inserted above second floor windows.[5] Cartouches of terra cotta were placed between the top-floor windows, and decorative terra cotta eave brackets were beneath the roof. Three-sided multi-paned bay windows projected into the courtyard.[4]
The interior of the building originally held 102 apartments. Decorative elements included wood frame moldings and hallway cornices with leaf motifs.[5]
The Chateau Frontenac Apartments was originally designed and owned by architect J. Will Wilson.[4] The Chateau Frontenac was one of several high quality apartment buildings that opened along East Jefferson Avenue in the first few decades of the twentieth century.[5] However, Wilson apparently had financial troubles during the construction of the building, and he was forced to sell the building in 1927.[4] The building had a succession of owners[4] from that time until its eventual demolition in 1999.[3]
