Loraine Building

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Loraine Building
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Location124 E. Fulton St., Grand Rapids, Michigan
Coordinates 42°57′47″N85°39′56″W / 42.96306°N 85.66556°W / 42.96306; -85.66556 (Loraine Building) Coordinates: 42°57′47″N85°39′56″W / 42.96306°N 85.66556°W / 42.96306; -85.66556 (Loraine Building)
Arealess than one acre
Built1902 (1902)
Architectural style Georgian Revival
NRHP reference # 82000539 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 24, 1982

The Loraine Building, located at 124 East Fulton Street in Grand Rapids, Michigan, was constructed as an apartment building, and was later converted into office space. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. [1]

Grand Rapids, Michigan City in Michigan, United States

Grand Rapids is the second-largest city in Michigan and the largest city in West Michigan. It is on the Grand River about 30 miles (48 km) east of Lake Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 188,040. In 2010, the Grand Rapids metropolitan area had a population of 1,005,648, and the combined statistical area of Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland had a population of 1,321,557. Grand Rapids is the county seat of Kent County.

National Register of Historic Places federal list of historic sites in the United States

The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance. A property listed in the National Register, or located within a National Register Historic District, may qualify for tax incentives derived from the total value of expenses incurred in preserving the property.

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History

In 1901, Frank Immen constructed this building, the first apartment building in Grand Rapids catering to upper-middle-income tenants. The original structure was five floors tall, houseing commercial space on the fist floor and apartments above. The building was known as the "Immen Building" for a short time, but Immen soon changed the name to the "Loraine Building" in honor of his wife. In 1910 Immen sold the building to retired Tennessee lumberman Alston Willey. Willey added a sixth floor atop the building. Over the years, the apartments were gradually converted into office space, with the building being completely converted by 1950. [2]

Description

The Loraine Building is a rectangular, six-story brick Georgian Revival structure, measuring 92 feet by 45 feet, with a flat roof. The front and side facades contain prominent wooden bay windows projecting from the second to the fifth floors. There are two projecting bay units on the front facade, separated by a set of one-over-one windows, and three projecting bay units on the side facade, separated by three sets of one-over-one windows. A metal, dentiled cornice runs across the top of the building. A smaller matching dentiled belt course runs above the first floor. The facades have brick decorative elements, including angle quoins and rusticated keystones over windows. The first floor contains entrances into the commercial space. Two metal fire escapes run up the sides. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. 2013-11-02.
  2. 1 2 Kitty Farley (July 13, 1982), National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Loraine Building, National Park Service