I hope nobody gets the idea to paint the fire escape to match the color of the limestone. I like the fire escape dark-colored, the way it is.

WE GET a 1930 bank building (the "Union and Peoples National Bank" building) designed by famous Albert Kahn, which got converted into county government offices (the "Jackson County Tower Building") in 1975.

 

UNSUPPORTED ASSERTIONS ABOUND ONLINE that the tower is from 1929, but according to page 54 of chapter 4 of this 2004 survey by Commonwealth Cultural Resources Group, Inc., the building didn't open until March 29th, 1930. Maybe everybody needs to stop saying 1929.

 

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In downtown Jackson, Michigan, on August 12th, 2018, the Jackson County Tower Building as viewed from the north side of West Pearl Street, west of North Mechanic Street.

 

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Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names terms:

• Jackson (7013800)

• Jackson (county) (1002509)

 

Art & Architecture Thesaurus terms:

• administration buildings (300007049)

• banks (buildings) (300005214)

• fire escapes (300003262)

• limestone (300011286)

• morning (300343630)

• office towers (300007046)

• public buildings (governmental buildings) (300008059)

• repurposing (300417716)

• telecommunications towers (300164023)

 

Wikidata items:

• 12 August 2018 (Q45921009)

• 1920s in architecture (Q11185486)

• 1930 in architecture (Q2744912)

• August 12 (Q2777)

• August 2018 (Q31179558)

• Southern Michigan (Q7570136)

• Treaty of Chicago (Q928799)

 

Library of Congress Subject Headings:

• County government (sh85033484)

• Office buildings—Michigan (sh2008002547)

• Public buildings—Michigan (sh98007914)

 

Union List of Artist Names IDs:

• Albert Kahn, Inc. (American architectural firm and engineering firm, established after 1902, renamed 1940) (500055224)

• Kahn, Albert (German-American architect, 1869-1942) (500003624)

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