Downtown Detroit in Wayne County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Fort Shelby Hotel
Photographed by J.T. Lambrou, July 27, 2024
1. Fort Shelby Hotel Marker
has been placed on the
National Register
Of Historic Places
By The United States
Department of the Interior
Erected 1983 by United States Department of the Interior.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1917.
Location. 42° 19.762′ N, 83° 3.18′ W. Marker is in Detroit, Michigan, in Wayne County. It is in Downtown Detroit. It is at the intersection of West Lafayette Boulevard and 1st Street, on the right when traveling east on West Lafayette Boulevard. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 525 West Lafayette Boulevard, Detroit MI 48226, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Michigan. It is also in the American Midwest and on the Great Lakes. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France and also the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Detroit News (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Detroit Free Press (about 300 feet away); The Detroit Free Press (about 400 feet away); Detroit Club (about 600 feet away); Fort Street Presbyterian Church (about 700 feet away); General Casimir Pulaski (approx. 0.2 miles away); Chicago Road (approx. 0.2 miles away); Comerica Incorporated (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Detroit.
Another marker is no longer nearby. War of 1812 Dead
this page online
Also see . . . Historic Detroit. Excerpt:
The Shelby went up in two phases. The first was in 1918, when a 10-story building went up at Lafayette Boulevard and First Street, near the city's old Masonic Temple. The building was the only structure in Detroit done by Chicago architects Schmidt, Garden and Martin. It opened June 6, 1918.(Submitted on July 29, 2024, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan.)
As the city kept growing, the hotel grew with it, adding a 21-story, 450-room tower in 1927 that was designed by renowned architect Albert Kahn.
Photographed by J.T. Lambrou, July 27, 2024
2. Fort Shelby Hotel Marker
Photographed by J.T. Lambrou, July 27, 2024
3. Fort Shelby Hotel
Photographed by J.T. Lambrou, July 27, 2024
4. Fort Shelby Hotel
Credits. This page was last revised on August 1, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 29, 2024, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan. This page has been viewed 242 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 29, 2024, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
