Michigan Bell Madison Center
The Michigan Bell Madison Central office was originally designed by Wirt C Rowland and constructed from 1928 - 1929. At that time the entire building was five stories high. In 1948, work adding another 5 stories to the western portion of the building was completed by another architect. At the top of the extension, rather than replicate Rowland's "organ pipe" design from the fifth floor, a simple series of horizontal limestone bands was employed on the tenth floor.
The building is 145 feet high to the main roof and 160 feet to the top of the service structure on the west end.
This view shows the best sides of the building, the north and west sides are rather plain. Most of the west side is a windowless wall.
Michigan Bell Madison Center
The Michigan Bell Madison Central office was originally designed by Wirt C Rowland and constructed from 1928 - 1929. At that time the entire building was five stories high. In 1948, work adding another 5 stories to the western portion of the building was completed by another architect. At the top of the extension, rather than replicate Rowland's "organ pipe" design from the fifth floor, a simple series of horizontal limestone bands was employed on the tenth floor.
The building is 145 feet high to the main roof and 160 feet to the top of the service structure on the west end.
This view shows the best sides of the building, the north and west sides are rather plain. Most of the west side is a windowless wall.