Penobscot Building - Photos
Penobscot Building
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The building is named for the Penobscot, a Native American tribe from Maine. Native American motifs in art deco style ornamentation is used on the exterior and the interiors.
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The Penobscot Building as seen from a distance in 2022
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The Penobscot complex with the main (tallest) building on the left
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A unique view at the Penobscot building's top floors with the Buhl building on the right.
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There are actually three Penobscot buildings. The first is the 13-story building Murphy erected in 1905, though he died shortly before it opened. It was joined by a 24-story tower in 1916 built. The third, the 47-story tower known as the Greater Penobscot, was built at a cost of $5 million.
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Native American motifs in art deco style ornamentation on the exterior
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The American Indian chief over the Griswold Street entrance
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The knob of the Penobscot has shined over Detroit for more than 80 years.
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The Penobscot and Dime buildings at night
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All three of the Penobscot buildings - the first is at center, the second at right and the final is the tall drink of water in back.
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These owl men guard the entrance to the Penobscot on Griswold Street.
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The Penobscot, center, with the Guardian Building at left.
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The Penobscot, left, and Dime buildings stand proudly along Griswold Street.
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More than 80 years after opening, the Penobscot remains a dominating fixture in Campus Martius.
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The Penobscot as seen from the roof of the Guardian Building.
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The lobby of the Penobscot was sadly modernized.
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The Penobscot still dominates downtown's skyline.
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A rare view of the Penobscot from the roof of the First National Building
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Big Chief perched above the Griswold Street entrance
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Todd Farnum climbs the Penobscot's iconic beacon to change the bulbs in spring 2015.
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When completed in 1928, the Penobscot Building was the world's eighth tallest building. It was the city's tallest from 1928 to 1977.
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Looking up - The Penobscot block (the 1905 Penobscot, the 1916 Penobscot Annex and the 1928 Penobscot Building), the Buhl Building and the backside of the Ford Building.