First National Building
Interactive map of First National Building
General information
Type	Office
Completed	1922
Owner	Bedrock Detroit
Height
Antenna spire	357 ft (109 m)
Roof	341 ft (104 m)
Top floor	336 ft (102 m)
Technical details
Floor count	26
Floor area	843,051 sq ft (78,322.0 m2)
Design and construction
Architect	Albert Kahn
First National Building
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
Location	660 Woodward Avenue Detroit,Michigan
Coordinates	42°19′51.7″N83°2′45.2″W / 42.331028°N 83.045889°W /42.331028; -83.045889
Part of	Detroit Financial District (ID09001067)
Designated CP	December 14, 2009
References
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TheFirst National Building is askyscraper and class-A office center inDowntownDetroit,Michigan, within theDetroit Financial District. The building is located across the streets fromCadillac Tower andOne Detroit Center, and stands next to theVinton Building.

Built between 1921 and 1930,^[2] the building rises 26 stories and includes two basement levels, occupying an entire block alongCadillac Square (adjacent toCampus Martius Park). It is 341 feet (104 m) tall. The structure has an unusual "Z" shape, designed so that most offices would have natural light and ventilation.

The building, designed byAlbert Kahn in theNeoclassical architectural style, was constructed primarily withlimestone. Three-storyCorinthian columns surround the building at the second floor. The space behind the columns originally housed the main banking hall; however, this space was divided for offices during a renovation. The building also houses a parking garage in the South East tower, which is accessible from Bates Street. The original cornice was removed in the late 1970s, and the parapet of the building covered with corrugated aluminum.

The first floor of the building houses retail space, while the upper floors were designed as commercial offices.Rock Ventures is a major tenant in the building's commercial offices, withAmrock being a primary tenant on most floors.

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  View looking east across Woodward Avenue; theMabley and Company Buildings andVinton Building are at the right
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  View from Campus Martius
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  View from Campus Martius at night

• List of tallest buildings in Detroit

• Hill, Eric J.; John Gallagher (2002).AIA Detroit: The American Institute of Architects Guide to Detroit Architecture. Wayne State University Press.ISBN 0-8143-3120-3.
• Meyer, Katherine Mattingly and Martin C.P. McElroy with Introduction by W. Hawkins Ferry, Hon A.I.A. (1980).Detroit Architecture A.I.A. Guide Revised Edition. Wayne State University Press.ISBN 0-8143-1651-4.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
• Sharoff, Robert (2005).American City: Detroit Architecture. Wayne State University Press.ISBN 0-8143-3270-6.

• First National Building official site
• First National Building at Emporis.com

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• Downtown Detroit
• Woodward Avenue
• Office buildings completed in 1930
• Office buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Michigan
• National Register of Historic Places in Detroit
• Historic district contributing properties in Michigan
• Rock Ventures
• 1930 establishments in Michigan
• Albert Kahn (architect) buildings

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