The Dime Building’s U-shaped footprint, with the light well opening toward the street, allows natural light into the interior offices.
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The open end of the U-shape plan facing Griswold
Street begins above the third story floor plate.
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The first two stories were faced in brown
granite during a renovation of the 1950s that removed the original terra cotta. Classical
details are applied to the terra cotta above the second floor.
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A view at the upper floors of the north facade in November 2023
Photo by Helmut Ziewers (www.ziewersphotography.com) of HistoricDetroit.org