Downtown Detroit in Wayne County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
The Globe Tobacco Building
Photographed by J.T. Lambrou, June 2, 2025
1. The Globe Tobacco Building Marker
has been placed in the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Est. 1888
Erected 2024 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 1888.
Location. 42° 19.973′ N, 83° 2.544′ W. Marker is in Detroit, Michigan, in Wayne County. It is in Downtown Detroit. It is at the intersection of East Fort Street and Brush Street, on the left when traveling east on East Fort Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 407 East Fort Street, 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: Maj. General Anthony Wayne U.S.A. (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Chapoton House (about 700 feet away); Second Baptist Church (about 700 feet away); Second Baptist Church Underground Railroad Site (about 700 feet away); George DeBaptiste Homesite (about 800 feet away); The Salvation Army (about 800 feet away); Shrine Circus (about 800 feet away); Frederick Douglass - John Brown Meeting (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Detroit.
Also see . . .
this page online
The building has been on the National Register of Historic Places since 1984. When Centers was an intern for Bedrock in 2016, his office was in the Globe Building. He did some research and found that while it was on the National Register of Historic Places, there wasnt a commemorative marker of that designation on the building itself.(Submitted on June 4, 2025, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan.)
As I had fallen in love with the building, there was an opportunity to showcase it a little more to the public, he said.
Centers brought up the idea of adding a marker to the property manager, who approved, and even gave Centers the honor of hanging the bronze plaque next to the buildings front door when it was completed.
Photographed by J.T. Lambrou, June 2, 2025
2. The Globe Tobacco Building Marker
Photographed by J.T. Lambrou, June 2, 2025
3. The Globe Tobacco Building
This is the view of the Fort Street face of the historic building.
Photographed by J.T. Lambrou, June 2, 2025
4. The Globe Tobacco Building
This is the view of the Brush Street face of the historic building.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 8, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 4, 2025, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan. This page has been viewed 133 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 4, 2025, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
