Boydell Building (Detroit, Michigan)

Canada / Ontario / Windsor / Detroit, Michigan / Beaubien Street, 743
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Six story red brick industrial building constructed in 1883 by paint manufacturers and industrialists John and William C. Boydell.

In 1900 the Dodge brothers, Horace and John, established a machine shop on the ground floor. After receiving a large order from Oldsmobile for transmissions, the Dodge Motor Works relocated to a new factory on Monroe Street.

In 1900, David Buick leased space on the second floor for the Buick Auto Vim & Power Company, his first endeavor in the automobile business.
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Coordinates:   42°20'1"N   83°2'31"W

Comments

  • Date of construction should probably be 1883, not 1983
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