Lafayette Towers Apartments (Detroit, Michigan)

Canada / Ontario / Windsor / Detroit, Michigan / Orleans Street, 1301

high-rise, apartment building, 1963_construction, International style architecture, U.S. National Historic Landmark

Two identical 23-story apartment buildings, were designed by Mies Van der Rohe,with a total of 600 units, and constructed in 1963. Between the buildings is a low parking garage which also houses an outdoor pool.

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Coordinates: 42°20'23"N 83°1'58"W

Mies van der Rohe Town Houses 0.3 km
Park East 0.5 km
William G. Milliken State Park & Harbor 1 km
Stroh River Place 1.4 km
Downtown Detroit 1.5 km
UAW-GM Center for Human Resources 1.6 km
Martin Luther King Jr. High School 1.6 km
Harbortown 1.8 km
Hiram Walker & Sons 2.4 km
Walkerville 3.3 km

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Mies van der Rohe Town Houses Park East William G. Milliken State Park & Harbor Stroh River Place Downtown Detroit UAW-GM Center for Human Resources Martin Luther King Jr. High School Harbortown Hiram Walker & Sons Walkerville