Warren in Macomb County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
General Motors Technical Center
Registered Michigan Historic Site
Photographed By Joel S., August 16, 2015
1. General Motors Technical Center Marker
Inscription.
General Motors Technical Center. Registered Michigan Historic Site. An American icon of modern architecture, the General Motors (GM) Technical Center stands as a model corporate research and development park. Thirty-one buildings were constructed between 1949 and 1985. Conceived in 1944 by Board of Directors Chairman Alfred P. Sloan, the center centralized GM's research, design and engineering efforts. Vice President for Styling Harley Earl chose Eliel and Eero Saarinen to design the campus. Eero Saarinen's International Style buildings complemented by the grounds he planned with landscape architect Thomas Church. Saarinen also worked with GM's Argonaut Division, which designed many of the structures. The center is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
An American icon of modern architecture, the General Motors (GM) Technical Center stands as a model corporate research and development park. Thirty-one buildings were constructed between 1949 and 1985. Conceived in 1944 by Board of Directors Chairman Alfred P. Sloan, the center centralized GM's research, design and engineering efforts. Vice President for Styling Harley Earl chose Eliel and Eero Saarinen to design the campus. Eero Saarinen's International Style buildings complemented by the grounds he planned with landscape architect Thomas Church. Saarinen also worked with GM's Argonaut Division, which designed many of the structures. The center is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
Erected 2002 by Michigan Historical Commission-Michigan Historical Center. (Marker Number S676.)
Location. 42° 30.705′ N, 83° 2.769′ W. Marker is in Warren, Michigan, in Macomb County. Marker is at the intersection of Mound Road and GM Tech Center Road, on the right when traveling
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north on Mound Road. This marker is at the west entrance to the General Motors Technical Center. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Warren MI 48093, United States of America. Touch for directions.
2. General Motors Technical Center and Governor Alex J. Groesbeck Markers
Credits. This page was last revised on December 7, 2020. It was originally submitted on August 27, 2015, by Joel Seewald of Madison Heights, Michigan. This page has been viewed 455 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on August 27, 2015, by Joel Seewald of Madison Heights, Michigan.