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Detroit Public Library Downtown Branch
SURVEY ID
1-33
NAME
Detroit Public Library Downtown Branch
OTHER NAME(S)
The Rose & Robert Skillman Branch of the Detroit Public Library
STREET ADDRESS
CITY
121 Gratiot Avenue
Detroit
OWNERSHIP
TAX PARCEL NUMBER
Detroit Public Library
01000246.
YEAR BUILT
1932
SOURCE
Detroit Public Library
DESIGNER/BUILDER
Smith, Hinchman, & Grylls
STYLE
PROPERTY TYPE
Classical Revival
Recreation and Culture
FOUNDATION
WALLS
ROOF
Concrete
Stone/Limestone
Metal/Copper
DESCRIPTIVE NOTES
The three-story, Classical Revival-style Detroit Public Library Downtown Branch is a roughly triangular-plan
building that stands alone on a triangular block bounded by Gratiot Avenue, Library Street, and Farmer Street.
The south-facing Gratiot Avenue facade is curved; the north (rear) elevation consists of a small rounded bay at
the narrow apex of the triangle. The smooth limestone building has a copper roof, bronze entrances, and
prominent metal window muntins. Each of the building’s elevations carries the same decorative elements. A
Greek key pattern-engraved beltcourse encircles the building, separating a tall basement level from the two
stories above. The copper roof is embellished by a denticulated cornice and vegetal bronze antefixae.
The sleek, south-facing facade is dominated by a recessed central entrance colonnade comprising five bays,
each separated by engaged Doric columns and containing two stories of large multi-pane windows with metal
muntins and carved spandrels. The central main entrance features a bronze revolving door and a transom with
bronze muntins. The words “Downtown Library” are affixed in bronze above the door. The door frame is further
embellished by an elaborately carved entablature and pediment. A second, less elaborate entrance is located in
the westernmost bay of the pavilion. The colonnade’s smaller first-story windows are framed by a classical
surround consisting of Doric pilasters, a frieze with carved medallions, and a denticulated cornice. Large second
-story windows with label molding and wide projecting sills flank the colonnade; the sills contain human figures
engaged in study and are supported by console brackets. Vents below contain two columns of geometric
openwork. The facade’s frieze is inscribed with the statement: “The fountain of wisdom flows through books.”
Carved angels are located at the frieze’s corners.
The eastern, Library Street elevation has three Doric colonnades containing three bays each. Auxiliary
entrances, consisting of bronze doors within simple limestone surrounds, are located between each colonnade.
A carved inscription across the frieze reads: “The wealth of the mind is the only true wealth.” The west elevation
also has three colonnades containing three bays each; unlike the east elevation, it has no entrances. A carved
inscription across its frieze reads: “Civilization is the accumulated culture of mankind.” The rounded, five-bay
colonnade of the north, rear elevation carries the same ornamentation as other portions of the building.
A low hedge surrounds the building, and a modest lawn fills the north end of its block. A non-historic bronze
statue of Abraham Lincoln is located on the lawn; it stands on a concrete pedestal inscribed with the phrase “Let
Man Be Free.” An asphalt-paved surface parking lot and underground parking structure are located west of the
library; another paved parking lot is located east of the library. The recently constructed Compuware building
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and elevated Detroit People Mover are located south of the building. The Detroit People Mover tracks are
elevated above the median along Gratiot Avenue, in front of the library’s facade.
HISTORY/DEVELOPMENT
The Detroit Public Library was founded in 1865 in a single reading room at Capitol High School (now
demolished) located at State and Griswold streets. In 1875, the first stand-alone library opened at the present
location of the Detroit Public Library Downtown Branch. Between 1906 and 1975, the Detroit Public Library
Commission constructed twenty-four branch libraries within the City of Detroit. Those constructed primarily
before 1920 were financed by wealthy philanthropist Andrew Carnegie who funded the construction of over 2,500
libraries world-wide between 1889 and 1919. Later branches were funded by the library commission. The closed
-stack Centre Park Library was demolished in the late 1920s, shortly after the Detroit Public Library main branch
was constructed at 5201 Woodward Avenue.
The present building, constructed in 1932, was designed by William Kapp of the local architecture firm of Smith,
Hinchman & Grylls. Kapp led the design department at Smith, Hinchman & Grylls during the 1920s and 1930s.
His commissions while at the firm are recognized for their eclectic styles, especially his fusion of the various
revival styles with the Art Deco style. Some of his most notable local designs during these years include the
Players Club (1925) and Wilson Theater (1928), both in Detroit; Meadowbrook Hall in Rochester Hills, Michigan
(1929); and the Horace H. Rackham Graduate School on the University of Michigan campus in Ann Arbor,
Michigan (1936).
For the Detroit Public Library Downtown Branch, Kapp was challenged to design a building that would conform to
the site’s unusual triangular lot, itself a result of the 1807 Woodward Plan that created radial streets emanating
from Grand Circus Park in Downtown Detroit. His successful design was executed in a simplified Classical
Revival style. The use of classical motifs in modern design originated in nineteenth-century interests in
archaeology and Greek and Roman architecture. The style was commonly applied to civic buildings such as
schools, libraries, and government buildings because it was thought to evoke the ideals of Greek democracy.
Classical motifs such as colonnades, blended classical orders, decorative garlands, floral patterns, enriched
entablatures, and free-standing statuary were typically applied to these buildings, and symmetrical designs were
often employed to achieve a sense of balance.
In 1998, the Detroit Public Library closed the Downtown Branch to accommodate a budget shortfall. In 2000, a
$5 million dollar donation from the Skillman Foundation resulted in the renovation and re-opening of the library as
the Rose and Robert Skillman Downtown Branch of the Detroit Public Library. This funding allowed for the 2004
restoration undertaken by the Smith Group. The firm’s work on this building earned awards from both the Detroit
and Michigan chapters of the American Institute of Architects (AIA). Restored elements include the exterior
limestone, bronze entrances, and copper roofing and fascia, as well as interior upgrades.
The non-historic bronze statue of Abraham Lincoln located on the library grounds replicates one originally cast in
1915 and located at Lincoln Motor Car Company’s West Side Detroit plant. In 1958, when the Ford Motor
Company closed that factory, the statue was reinstalled at the Detroit Public Library Downtown Branch. The
original statue was destroyed by vandals in 1969. In the early 1990s, vandals also destroyed a replacement cast
in the 1980s. The Oliver Dewey Marcks Foundation donated funds to recast the statue after the library’s 2004
restoration.
NRHP STATUS
DATE LISTED
Eligible
NRHP CRITERIA
A
B
C
D
Not Applicable
NRHP CRITERIA CONSIDERATIONS
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
Not Applicable
NRHP EVALUATION/JUSTIFICATION
The Detroit Public Library Downtown Branch was evaluated for the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP)
under Criteria A, B, and C. The Detroit Public Library was established in 1865 and eventually grew to twentythree branch libraries. Although the library’s first main branch stood at this location, the building was demolished
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in the 1920s. However, this trend was common nationwide, as library usage grew and new and more impressive
buildings specifically built to house the functions of modern libraries replaced what were considered to be
outmoded structures. While this building is one of many library branches, it conveys the significance of the
Detroit Public Library system during the 1930s, a time when public libraries nationwide played an important role
in supporting citizens impacted by the Great Depression. Therefore, the library building is eligible under Criterion
A.
The library was not found to be associated with individuals significant to the past. Therefore, it is not eligible
under Criterion B.
Architect William E. Kapp designed the Detroit Public Library Downtown Branch while employed at the
prestigious local firm of Smith, Hinchman & Grylls. The Classical Revival-style building is an excellent
representation of Kapp’s eclectic design abilities. Its unique footprint and modern yet classical treatments are
important achievements in his career. Therefore, the building is eligible under Criterion C as a good example of
a Classical Revival-style building in Detroit and as a good example of the work of noted local architect William E.
Kapp. The period of significance is 1932, the year it was constructed. The building retains integrity in all areas
except setting. The late-twentieth-century construction of the Detroit People Mover and the recent construction
of the Compuware building immediately south of the building, the demolition of the massive J.L. Hudson
Department Store immediately east of the building, and the demolition of commercial block buildings west of the
building have substantially altered its historic setting.
NRHP BOUNDARY
The proposed NRHP boundary for the Detroit Public Library Downtown Branch is parcel number 01000246., the
entire property on which the building is located and which contains all associated historic features.
SOURCES
Detroit Public Library. 2011. http://www.detroit.lib.mi.us
Farley, Reynolds, and Judy Mullin. “Detroit: The History and Future of the Motor City.” 2009.
www.detroit1701.org.
Hollerman, Thomas J., and James P. Gallagher. Smith, Hinchman & Grylls. Detroit, Michigan: Wayne State
University Press, 1978.
Smithgroup. “Case Studies.” 2011. http://www.smithgroup.com
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Photo 1 - Detroit Public Library Downtown Branch
View northwest to facade from Gratiot Avenue
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Photo 2 - Detroit Public Library Downtown Branch
View northeast to facade and west (side) elevation, People Mover tracks in foreground
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Photo 3 - Detroit Public Library Downtown Branch
View southwest to north (rear) elevation
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Photo 4 - Detroit Public Library Downtown Branch
View southwest to east (side) elevation
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50 Westminster Street
SURVEY ID
3-75
NAME
50 Westminster Street
OTHER NAME(S)
Westminster Apartments
STREET ADDRESS
CITY
50 Westminster Street
Detroit
OWNERSHIP
TAX PARCEL NUMBER
Todd Group LLC
01003134.001
YEAR BUILT
1935
SOURCE
City of Detroit Assessor's Database
DESIGNER/BUILDER
Unknown
STYLE
PROPERTY TYPE
Renaissance Revival
Domestic
FOUNDATION
WALLS
ROOF
Brick
Brick
Built-Up
DESCRIPTIVE NOTES
The three-story, flat-roofed brick apartment building at 50 Westminster Street is a modest, altered example of the
Italian Renaissance Revival style. It is located on the south side of Westminster Street, one block east of
Woodward Avenue. The building is defined by an articulated facade, secondary elevations devoid of
ornamentation, and a raised basement with glass-block-infilled window openings on all elevations.
Facing north to Westminster Street, the symmetrical three-bay facade comprises a central entrance bay flanked
by three-story bay windows in the outer bays. The facade has two different wall finishes separated by a
projecting painted-wood beltcourse above the first story. The raised basement and first story have a rusticated
appearance achieved by defined horizontal bands of buff brick. The second and third stories are clad in orange
brick to the cornice. The facade entrance comprises an enclosed one-story replacement vestibule clad with
brown enamel panels; it contains a central metal-framed glass entry door flanked by fixed sidelights and
surmounted by a fixed transom. The vestibule incorporates a flat awning that spans its full width. Directly above
the entry vestibule, a second-story, round-arched, wood-sash window is divided by mullions and muntins
following the shape of the arch. A projecting brick window surround, defined by three limestone voussoirs,
frames the window. The third story’s central bay contains a wood-framed oriel window supported by a stepped
brick corbel. The oriel window comprises three double-hung wood-framed windows; the windows are
surmounted by fixed transom windows and separated by Doric pilasters supporting a projecting cornice and
rounded roof. At each story, the outer bays’ identical bay windows consist of a large, central, fixed, vinyl-clad
window flanked by double-hung, nine-over-one, vinyl-clad replacement windows. Each window rests on a
limestone sill. The first story’s bay windows are partially obscured by the entry vestibule. Spanning the facade, a
painted wood beltcourse divides the third story from the projecting decorative wood cornice, which is supported
by stepped wood-block modillions. The facade terminates in a brick parapet wall.
The brick-clad, seven-bay east and west (side) elevations are identical in composition and fenestration; all the
windows are surmounted by an arched wood lintel. The first story has slightly darker brick than the second and
third stories, divided by a stepped brick beltcourse. From north to south, the first bay comprises a brick chimney.
The second and sixth bays comprise three-story bay windows with double-hung, nine-over-one, vinyl-clad
windows on stone sills. The second bay’s three-story bay window has no window openings on its face. The
third, fifth, and seventh bays contain a double-hung, nine-over-one, vinyl-clad window on a stone sill at each
floor. The fourth bay contains a smaller double-hung vinyl-clad window on a stone sill at each floor. The east
and west elevations terminate in a stepped brick parapet wall. The six-bay brick-clad south (rear) elevation
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contains a three-story wood fire escape with an asphalt-shingled shed roof in the central four bays. The
elevation’s outer bays contain a double-hung wood-sash window at each floor. A brick chimney is located at the
southwest corner.
A fenced asphalt-paved parking lot adjoins the building’s east (side) elevation, while a driveway for the building
at 20-38 Westminster Street adjoins the building’s west (side) elevation. An alley runs along the south (rear)
elevation.
HISTORY/DEVELOPMENT
The apartment building at 50 Westminster Street was constructed in 1935 and originally called the Westminster
Apartments. From 1960 to 1985, the African Medical Education Fund occupied an office in the building. The
fund was founded by Dr. Charles H. Wright, a prominent Detroit physician, who also founded the Museum of
African American History in Detroit. The building continues to be used as an apartment building, but it is no
longer called the Westminster Apartments.
The building at 50 Westminster Street was designed in the Italian Renaissance Revival style, which was popular
in the United States from 1890 to 1935 and directly inspired by Italian Renaissance houses. The style is
characterized by multi-story buildings, horizontally divided by pronounced beltcourses and differe¬ntly articulated
floors. The style incorporates arcades, arched openings, pedimented windows, quoins, projecting cornices, and
roofline balustrades or parapet walls. The apartment building at 50 Westminster Street incorporates s¬¬¬ome of
these elements, primarily the pronounced beltcourses, differently articulated floors, and projecting cornice.
Although the building retains these elements, the addition of an entry vestibule on the facade and the extensive
replacement of the original windows with vinyl-clad units alter the original design intent of the building. The entry
vestibule most likely dates to the 1960s or 1970s based on its simple, streamlined design and materials, while
the vinyl-clad replacement window units most likely date to the late twentieth century.
Apartment buildings became popular in early-twentieth-century Detroit and Highland Park when large numbers of
young professionals and factory workers sought affordable and convenient housing close to their places of
employment. By the 1920s, apartment buildings in a variety of sizes and styles became common in the
expanding residential suburbs of Detroit and Highland Park. Sophisticated architect-designed buildings, such as
many of those constructed in the Palmer Park Apartments Historic District in Detroit, set a high standard for
apartment building design in the area during and after the 1920s; these buildings are characterized by integrated,
rather than applied, designs. The apartment building at 50 Westminster Street is a modest example of the
period’s apartment buildings with an applied design.
NRHP STATUS
DATE LISTED
Not Eligible
NRHP CRITERIA
A
B
C
D
Not Applicable
NRHP CRITERIA CONSIDERATIONS
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
Not Applicable
NRHP EVALUATION/JUSTIFICATION
The building at 50 Westminster Street was evaluated for significance under National Register of Historic Places
(NRHP) Criteria A, B, and C. This property is not known to be associated with events that have made a
significant contribution to the broad patterns of United States history or with the lives of persons significant in the
past. Although the building is associated with Dr. Charles H. Wright, a prominent local physician in the
community, it has no known historically significant associations with his productive life. Therefore, the building at
50 Westminster Street is not eligible under Criteria A and B.
The building at 50 Westminster Street is a basic example of an early-twentieth-century apartment building in the
Italian Renaissance Revival style in Detroit. The building’s Italian Renaissance Revival elements are limited to
different wall finishes, wood beltcourses, and a decorative cornice. The building’s type, style, and features do
not indicate architectural or artistic significance, and it is not a distinctive example in Detroit as better examples
exemplifying period styles and sophisticated design vocabularies exist in Detroit and the metropolitan area.
Furthermore, the building does not retain integrity of design and materials due to the addition of a non-historic
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incompatible entry vestibule and the extensive use of replacement vinyl-clad windows. Therefore, the building at
50 Westminster Street is not eligible under Criterion C.
SOURCES
“50 Westminster Street.” Loopnet, 2011.
http://www.trulia.com/property/1088197197-50-Westminster-St-Detroit-MI-48202.
City of Detroit. Assessment Division. Assessor's Database, 2009.
R.L. Polk and Company. Polk's Detroit City Directory. Mult. vols. Detroit: R.L. Polk and Company, 1915-75.
Sanborn Map Company. Digital Sanborn Maps, 1867-1970. Environmental Data Resources, Inc.
Wayne County (including City of Detroit) Aerial Photography Collection, 1949-1997. Wayne State University.
http://www.clas.wayne.edu/photos/ap_index.htm.
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Photo 1 - 50 Westminster Street
Facing southeast to north-facing facade and west (side) elevation from Westminster Street
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Photo 2 - 50 Westminster Street
Facing southeast to north-facing facade and east (side) elevation from Westminster Street
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SURVEY ID
3-75
Map - 50 Westminster Street
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24 Avalon Street
SURVEY ID
3-76
NAME
24 Avalon Street
OTHER NAME(S)
N/A
STREET ADDRESS
CITY
24 Avalon Street
Highland Park
OWNERSHIP
TAX PARCEL NUMBER
Moon Ministry
43012020162000
YEAR BUILT
1914
SOURCE
Polk's Detroit City Directory
DESIGNER/BUILDER
Unknown
STYLE
PROPERTY TYPE
Craftsman
Domestic
FOUNDATION
WALLS
ROOF
Brick
Brick
Asphalt
DESCRIPTIVE NOTES
The two-story, hipped-roof rectangular house at 24 Avalon Street is a modest Craftsman-style American
Foursquare house with select Colonial Revival elements. It is located on the north side of Avalon Street, one
block west of Woodward Avenue. The house has a raised brick foundation, a brick-clad first story, and a woodshingle-clad second story. The raised foundation is pierced by rectangular window openings infilled with
plywood. The house terminates in an asphalt-shingled hipped roof that has wide, overhanging flared eaves
supported by decorative wood brackets. On the facade and east and west (side) elevations, the roof
incorporates identical hipped dormers comprised of wood-shingled side walls, paired double-hung vinyl-sash
windows, and flared eaves also supported by decorative wood brackets.
Facing south to Avalon Street, the facade’s first story is composed of a bay window to the east and a one-story
partial-width entry porch with an asphalt-shingled half-hipped roof to the west. The bay window contains three
identical double-hung wood-sash windows on concrete sills and terminates in a shallow asphalt-shingled halfhipped roof. The partial-width entry porch is composed of a raised-wood foundation with open, slatted skirting;
wood steps with one metal pipe railing; a wood floor; a simple turned-wood balustrade; and three Colonial
Revival-style wood Ionic columns supporting the asphalt-shingled half-hipped roof, which has wide overhanging
eaves supported by decorative wood brackets. The porch leads to the slightly off-centered wood entry door and
a double-hung vinyl-sash window on a concrete sill to the door’s west. The facade’s second story comprises two
paired, double-hung vinyl-sash replacement windows.
Facing toward Woodward Avenue, the east (side) elevation’s first story contains a double-hung vinyl-sash
replacement window on a concrete sill at the southeast corner, a brick chimney near the southeast corner that
terminates several feet above the house’s roof, and a first-story bay window at the northeast corner. The firststory bay window contains three double-hung vinyl-sash replacement windows on concrete sills and terminates
in a shallow asphalt-shingled, half-hipped roof. A slightly projecting wood beltcourse, aligned with the facade
and east elevation’s bay window roofs, divides the first and second stories; the second story’s wood shingles
flare slightly to meet the projecting beltcourse. The east elevation’s second-story fenestration comprises a
double-hung vinyl-sash replacement window at the southeast and northeast corners and a small, arched, and
fixed wood-sash window.
The west (side) elevation is similarly finished and contains a central, ground-level entry door and a small, doublehung, wood-sash window to its north. A paired, fixed wood-sash window pierces the center of the beltcourse.
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The second story contains a fixed wood-sash window at the southwest corner and a double-hung wood-sash
window near the northwest corner. The north (rear) elevation contains a first-story porch to the west and several
windows on the first and second stories. Large vacant lots completely surround the house, isolating it from the
remainder of the houses on Avalon Street to the west and providing a sightline to Woodward Avenue to the east,
across a vacant block.
HISTORY/DEVELOPMENT
The house at 24 Avalon Street was constructed circa 1914 as a private residence. Moon Ministry, a local
nonprofit outreach group for women in Highland Park, purchased the building in early 2009 and continues to
occupy the building. The original wood-sash windows were recently replaced with vinyl-sash units.
The American Foursquare plan is a basic house type distinguished by its nearly square two-story plan and
massing, hip roof with central dormer, and attached full-width or partial-width entry porch. The basic American
Foursquare type was often executed in the Craftsman style, Prairie Style, or any of the revival styles; many
incorporate elements from all these styles. The Arts and Crafts movement—which first emerged in England
around 1880 in response to the perceived destructive effects of the Industrial Revolution that threatened manual
crafts with extinction—inspired the American Foursquare house, which was commonly constructed in early
twentieth-century suburban developments. While this American Foursquare house exhibits modest elements of
the Craftsman style, it also incorporates Colonial Revival-style elements through its use of Ionic porch columns.
A dominant and popular style in the early twentieth century, the Craftsman style incorporated wide overhanging
eaves with exposed supportive beams; porches supported by columns, typically tapered and square; low-pitched
gable roofs and occasionally hipped roofs; and various wall claddings, such as wood clapboard, wood shingles,
stone, brick, concrete block, and stucco.
NRHP STATUS
DATE LISTED
Not Eligible
NRHP CRITERIA
A
B
C
D
Not Applicable
NRHP CRITERIA CONSIDERATIONS
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
Not Applicable
NRHP EVALUATION/JUSTIFICATION
The house at 24 Avalon Street was evaluated for significance under National Register of Historic Places (NRHP)
Criteria A, B, and C. This property is not known to be associated with events that have made a significant
contribution to the broad patterns of United States history or with the lives of persons significant in the past.
Background research did not indicate any significant associations; therefore, the house at 24 Avalon Street is not
eligible under Criteria A and B. The house at 24 Avalon Street is a typical example of an early-twentieth-century
Craftsman-style American Foursquare house in Highland Park; numerous houses in this style and type were
constructed throughout Highland Park and Detroit during this period. The building’s type, style, and features do
not indicate architectural or artistic significance, and it is not a distinctive example of the type or style in Highland
Park. Furthermore, the majority of the original wood-sash windows were recently replaced with vinyl-clad units,
obscuring the building’s original historic fenestration and appearance. Therefore, the house at 24 Avalon Street
is not eligible under Criterion C.
SOURCES
R.L. Polk and Company. Polk's Detroit City Directory. Mult. vols. Detroit: R.L. Polk and Company, 1915-75.
Sanborn Map Company. Digital Sanborn Maps, 1867-1970. Environmental Data Resources, Inc.
Wayne County (including City of Detroit) Aerial Photography Collection, 1949-1997. Wayne State University.
http://www.clas.wayne.edu/photos/ap_index.htm.
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Photo 1 - 24 Avalon Street
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248 West McNichols Road
SURVEY ID
4-122
NAME
248 West McNichols Road
OTHER NAME(S)
N/A
STREET ADDRESS
CITY
248 West McNichols Road
Detroit
OWNERSHIP
TAX PARCEL NUMBER
Warren McAlpine
02002540.
YEAR BUILT
SOURCE
City of Detroit Assessor's Database
1933
DESIGNER/BUILDER
Unknown
STYLE
PROPERTY TYPE
No Discernible Style
Commerce
FOUNDATION
WALLS
ROOF
Brick
Wood/Plywood
Built-Up
DESCRIPTIVE NOTES
The substantially altered commercial building at 248 West McNichols Road is a one-story rectangular, flat-roofed
brick and wood-paneled building of no discernable style; it is located on the north side of West McNichols Road,
west of Woodward Avenue. Facing south to West McNichols Road, the facade is clad entirely in wood paneling
from the foundation to the parapet. The facade contains a slightly off-centered, modified storefront comprised of
a recessed, metal-framed double-door entry to the west and three identical fixed, metal-sash rectangular
windows to the entry’s east; two tiled engaged columns frame the three windows, separating them from the entry
doors. A weathered, round vinyl awning, with applied lettering reading “Mr. Sud’s Super Coin Laundry,” spans
the storefront’s width. West of the storefront, three identical, vertically oriented, rectangular window openings
pierce the facade; plywood covers the two easternmost windows. Above the storefront awning, a deteriorating
metal sign for the laundry is attached perpendicularly to the facade’s parapet and roof by a metal-framed
apparatus. The facade terminates in a low parapet wall.
The brick-clad east (side) elevation abuts a smaller one-story brick commercial building at 231 West McNichols
Road; its stepped, painted parapet wall is visible above the smaller building’s roof. The east elevation’s stepped
parapet wall is painted with signs for its former occupant, Action Attorneys. Visible from the east elevation is a
brick chimney centrally located near the north (rear) elevation. The brick-clad west (side) elevation contains a
single central-entry door and no windows; it terminates in a stepped parapet wall.
HISTORY/DEVELOPMENT
The building at 248 West McNichols Road was constructed in 1933 as two adjacent one-story buildings; archival
research did not reveal when the two buildings were merged into one building with a shared facade. A
restaurant occupied the western building in the 1950s. The building was most recently occupied by Mr. Sud’s
Super Coin Laundry and Action Attorneys; signage for both businesses remains on the building. The building is
currently vacant and suffers from extensive alterations, which include the wood-paneled facade, replacement
windows, and the replacement storefront. These alterations appear to date to the late twentieth century.
NRHP STATUS
DATE LISTED
Not Eligible
NRHP CRITERIA
A
B
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SURVEY ID
4-122
NRHP CRITERIA CONSIDERATIONS
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
Not Applicable
NRHP EVALUATION/JUSTIFICATION
The building at 248 West McNichols Road was evaluated for significance under National Register of Historic
Places (NRHP) Criteria A, B, and C. This property is not known to be associated with events that have made a
significant contribution to the broad patterns of United States history or with the lives of persons significant in the
past. Background research did not indicate any significant associations; therefore, the building at 248 West
McNichols Road is not eligible under Criteria A and B. The building at 248 West McNichols Road is not a
distinctive example of a 1930s commercial building. The building’s original appearance has been completely
altered due to the combining of two formerly separate buildings, the addition of wood paneling on the facade, and
the replacement of original windows and doors. Therefore, the building at 248 West McNichols Road is not
eligible under Criterion C.
SOURCES
City of Detroit. Assessment Division. Assessor's Database, 2009.
R.L. Polk and Company. Polk's Detroit City Directory. Mult. vols. Detroit: R.L. Polk and Company, 1915-75.
Sanborn Map Company. Digital Sanborn Maps, 1867-1970. Environmental Data Resources, Inc.
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4-122
Photo 1 - 248 West McNichols Road
Facing northeast to south-facing facade and west (side) elevation from West McNichols Road
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Map - 248 West McNichols Road
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De Lido Motel
SURVEY ID
4-125
NAME
De Lido Motel
OTHER NAME(S)
N/A
STREET ADDRESS
CITY
20266 Woodward Avenue
Detroit
OWNERSHIP
TAX PARCEL NUMBER
Q & F Hotel Management Company
01009846-51
YEAR BUILT
1955
SOURCE
City of Detroit Assessor's Database
DESIGNER/BUILDER
Unknown
STYLE
PROPERTY TYPE
No Discernible Style
Commerce
FOUNDATION
WALLS
ROOF
Brick
Brick
Built-Up
DESCRIPTIVE NOTES
The modest De Lido Motel is a two-story, L-shaped, flat-roofed, Dryvit and brick-clad motel building with limited
restrained elements indicative of the mid-twentieth-century Googie style. It is located at the southeast corner of
Woodward Avenue and West Winchester Avenue. The Googie-style influence is limited to the angular,
geometric lines created by the sawtooth-shaped north wing and the extensive use of widely overhanging balcony
awnings and roofs. The building is composed of two wings forming an L-shaped plan around an asphalt-paved
courtyard and parking lot at the property’s southwest corner. The building’s motel rooms are sited to the
courtyard and directly accessed via the courtyard and the second story balcony that runs the length of the wings’
courtyard elevations. The second-story balcony has metal railings and posts and is supported at various
intervals by painted metal poles on the north wing. The balcony also overhangs and shelters the first-story motel
rooms. The building’s flat roof has an overhanging eave on the courtyard elevations of both wings that similarly
shelters the second-story motel room units.
Perpendicular to Woodward Avenue, the building’s sawtooth-shaped north wing comprises ten bays of motel
room units at each story; projecting, perpendicular brick piers, three of which extend above the roofline, divide
the bays. Each Dryvit-clad motel room unit is composed of an off-centered entry door flanked by a sliding
aluminum-sash window on a stone sill over an air conditioning unit set into wood siding. Staircases to the
second-story balcony are located at the north wing’s east and west ends and provide access between the wings.
The west staircase terminates at a small second-story landing directly above a one-story, brick-clad
perpendicular wing projecting from the north wing’s south elevation. This smaller wing contains an additional
motel room unit spanned by a metal awning. The north wing’s west elevation contains an additional motel unit
and metal awning that is accessed from the south elevation. The west elevation extends above the roofline in
the form of a parapet wall with stone coping. A sign for the De Lido Motel is attached to the north wing’s west
elevation wall at the parapet. A one-and-a-half-story plain brick wall extends north from the north wing’s
northwest corner and screens six additional first-story motel room units; projecting, perpendicular brick piers
divide these bays, and the overhanging roof shelters each unit.
Parallel to Woodward Avenue, the building’s rectangular east wing also comprises five bays of motel room units
at each story along the west elevation; the units are identical to those on the north wing and are divided by brick
piers. The first story contains an open vehicle passageway in the northernmost bay with the motel office
immediately south of the passageway; motel room units comprise the remaining three bays. The vehicle
passageway leads to additional parking lots at the east and north ends of the fenced property. The Dryvit-clad
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motel office’s west elevation, facing the courtyard, is composed of a tripartite fixed, aluminum-sash window with
“Office” painted above; the office entrance is located on the north elevation adjacent to the vehicle passageway.
Above the vehicle passageway, the northernmost second-story bay facing the courtyard is enclosed by Dryvitclad walls. Two large satellite dishes are attached to the flat roof.
HISTORY/DEVELOPMENT
The De Lido Motel was constructed in 1955 as the De Lido Motel and was advertised as convenient lodging for
its close proximity to the Michigan State Fairgrounds. It has been in continuous use as a motel since its
construction under several different owners.
The De Lido Motel incorporates elements indicative of the Googie style, a popular cultural subset of Modern
architecture used for coffee shops, bowling alleys, motels, and automobile-oriented buildings from the 1950s to
the late 1960s. Originating in Southern California, the playful style incorporates bold angles, colorful distinctive
signs, plate glass, boomerang shapes, atomic models, exposed steel beams, flying saucer shapes, and
sweeping cantilevered roofs. The style is defined by extremes in shape and size. Googie-style motels were
most highly articulated in the New Jersey seashore towns collectively known as the Wildwoods where numerous
examples proliferated in the mid-1950s to the mid-1960s. The De Lido Motel’s design elements allude to this
movement, but the building’s elements do not include a critical collection of character-defining features.
In the 1950s and 1960s, motel construction boomed nationwide due in large part to increased ownership of the
automobile and the federal interstate highway system. Typically organized around large courtyards, motels were
designed to accommodate automobiles and on-the-go tourists with free, convenient parking outside each motel
room; room doors oriented and leading directly to the parking lot; and inexpensive room rates. In addition to the
courtyard configuration, motels were also designed in simpler row and L-shaped configurations. These designs
often expressed the period’s Modern design tenets and incorporated large neon signs at driveway entrances that
visually dominated the motel grounds. Some of these motels began as family-owned businesses that grew into
motel chains with locations across the United States. Holiday Inn, TraveLodge, and Howard Johnson were
popular chains that standardized the convenience, service, and design of motels from the 1950s to 1970s.
Along Woodward Avenue in Highland Park and northern Detroit, motels were primarily constructed in the simple
row or U-shaped configurations with varying amounts of ornament and design. These include the Crown Motel
at 16375 Woodward Avenue, Ciro’s Motel at 17351 Woodward Avenue, the Fontaine Motel at 17850 Woodward
Avenue, and La Renaissance Motel at 18850 Woodward Avenue. As one of the earlier motels along this
corridor, the De Lido Motel is distinctive for its L-shaped plan and angular, geometric shape. Although all of
these motels retain elements of their mid-century-modern motel aesthetics, extensive replacement materials
have altered their original design intent.
NRHP STATUS
DATE LISTED
Not Eligible
NRHP CRITERIA
A
B
C
D
Not Applicable
NRHP CRITERIA CONSIDERATIONS
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
Not Applicable
NRHP EVALUATION/JUSTIFICATION
The De Lido Motel building was evaluated for significance under National Register of Historic Places (NRHP)
Criteria A, B, and C. Although this building was constructed during a nationwide boom in motel construction and
has continued to operate as a motel, it is not known to have made a significant contribution to the development
of the hospitality industry in Detroit, and, therefore, the De Lido Motel is not eligible under Criterion A.
Background research did not indicate any significant associations with the lives of significant persons in the past;
therefore, the De Lido Motel is not eligible under Criterion B. The De Lido Motel is not a distinctive example of a
mid-twentieth-century motel building. The building’s type, style, and features do not indicate architectural or
artistic significance and are typical of early motel buildings. Its restrained Googie stylistic elements are limited to
the sawtooth-shaped wing, geometric lines, and widely overhanging balcony awnings and roof. Furthermore, the
building’s exterior has been altered by replacement materials, such as the extensive use of Dryvit cladding on
the individual room units. Therefore, the De Lido Motel is not eligible under Criterion C.
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SOURCES
City of Detroit. Assessment Division. Assessor's Database, 2009.
Jakle, John A., Keith A. Sculle, and Jefferson S. Rogers. “The Motel in America.” Baltimore, MD: John Hopkins
University Press, 1996.
Margolies, John. "Home Away From Home: Motels in America." New York: Little, Brown and Company, 1995.
R.L. Polk and Company. Polk's Detroit City Directory. Mult. vols. Detroit: R.L. Polk and Company, 1915-75.
Wayne County Register of Deeds. Real Estate Index, 2009-10.
http://www.waynecountylandrecords.com/RealEstate/SearchEntry.aspx.
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Photo 1 - De Lido Motel
Facing east to west elevation from Woodward Avenue
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Photo 2 - De Lido Motel
Facing northeast to south elevation from Woodward Avenue
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Photo 3 - De Lido Motel
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SURVEY ID
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Map - De Lido Motel
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Not Eligible
20404 Woodward Avenue
SURVEY ID
4-126
NAME
20404 Woodward Avenue
OTHER NAME(S)
N/A
STREET ADDRESS
CITY
20404 Woodward Avenue
Detroit
OWNERSHIP
TAX PARCEL NUMBER
Haig's Mower Sales and Service
01009852-4
YEAR BUILT
SOURCE
City of Detroit Assessor's Database
1948
DESIGNER/BUILDER
Unknown
STYLE
PROPERTY TYPE
No Discernible Style
Commerce
FOUNDATION
WALLS
ROOF
Concrete
Concrete
Built-Up
DESCRIPTIVE NOTES
The altered, modest commercial building at 20404 Woodward Avenue is a one-story, rectangular, flat-roofed,
concrete-block building of no discernable style; it is located at the northeast corner of Woodward Avenue and
West Winchester Street. The building’s angled southwest corner contains the recessed building entrance
comprised of two metal doors flanked by fixed vinyl-sash windows. An asphalt-shingled faux mansard roof
surmounts the entrance and spans the west elevation and one-third of the south elevation; a sign for Haig’s
Mower Service is attached to the roof above the entrance. Facing Woodward Avenue, the symmetrical west
elevation contains four fixed vinyl-sash windows. Facing West Winchester Street, the south elevation contains
two fixed, multi-pane, steel-sash windows. The west and south elevations terminate in a parapet wall above the
roofline. The east elevation comprises one door, an overhead garage door, and a concrete-block chimney at the
northeast corner. The north elevation is painted, devoid of window or door openings, and terminates in a
stepped parapet wall above the roof. Near the building’s northwest corner, the north elevation contains a painted
sign for Haig’s Mower Sales and Service.
Vacant lots adjoin the fenced property at the north and east elevations. A large two-story billboard is located
within the fenced property, adjacent to the south elevation.
HISTORY/DEVELOPMENT
The building at 20404 Woodward Avenue was constructed in 1948 as a florist shop. Several different florist
shops occupied the building from its construction to the late 1970s. In 1979, Haig’s Mower Sales and Service
purchased the building and continues to occupy the building today. Alterations to the building include vinyl-clad
replacement window units.
NRHP STATUS
DATE LISTED
Not Eligible
NRHP CRITERIA
A
B
C
D
Not Applicable
NRHP CRITERIA CONSIDERATIONS
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
Not Applicable
NRHP EVALUATION/JUSTIFICATION
The building at 20404 Woodward Avenue was evaluated for significance under National Register of Historic
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20404 Woodward Avenue
SURVEY ID
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Places (NRHP) Criteria A, B, and C. This property is not known to be associated with events that have made a
significant contribution to the broad patterns of United States history or with the lives of persons significant in the
past. Background research did not indicate any significant associations; therefore, the building at 20404
Woodward Avenue is not eligible under Criteria A and B. The building at 204040 Woodward Avenue is not a
distinctive example of a 1940s commercial building. The modest building’s type and features are typical of this
era and do not indicate architectural or artistic significance. Therefore, the building at 20404 Woodward Avenue
is not eligible under Criterion C.
SOURCES
City of Detroit. Assessment Division. Assessor's Database, 2009.
R.L. Polk and Company. Polk's Detroit City Directory. Mult. vols. Detroit: R.L. Polk and Company, 1915-75.
Sanborn Map Company. Digital Sanborn Maps, 1867-1970. Environmental Data Resources, Inc.
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20404 Woodward Avenue
SURVEY ID
4-126
Photo 1 - 20404 Woodward Avenue
Facing northeast to building entrance and west and south elevations from Woodward Avenue
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SURVEY ID
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Photo 2 - 20404 Woodward Avenue
Close-up view of building entrance at southwest corner
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SURVEY ID
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Attachment E
Determinations of Effects
Design Alternatives A1, B2, B3
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Attachment E – Determinations of Effect
Design Alternatives A1, B2, B3
See Map Attachment C
Evaluations included in this attachment assess potential project effects to the four additional
NRHP-listed and NRHP-eligible historic properties within the Woodward Avenue LRT’s
expanded APE that were identified based on new project information.
As described in Attachment A, the Woodward Avenue LRT Project would consist of an
approximately 9.5-mile fixed guideway LRT system located primarily along the Woodward
Avenue corridor in Detroit and Highland Park, Michigan (see Attachment C). Three design
options, Design Alternatives A1, B2, and B3 remain under consideration. From Downtown
Detroit to near Grand Boulevard, the three design alternatives’ elements vary, while from near
Grand Boulevard to the project’s northern terminus near M-102/8 Mile Road, the three design
alternatives are identical. Where applicable, this attachment’s effects assessments address
each of the three design options separately. In addition to previously described grounddisturbing activity, new project information indicates the proposed locations of traction power
substations (TPSS) and construction staging areas, as well as a refinement to the State Fair
station location and associated park-and-ride facility. The following effects determinations
address the new and previously described project information.
Four additional NRHP-listed and NRHP-eligible historic properties within the Woodward Avenue
LRT’s expanded APE were identified based on new project information; no adverse effects to
these historic properties were identified.
In addition, due to refinements at the project’s northern terminus, including moving the Michigan
State Fairgrounds station and its associated park-and-ride facility further north, potential project
effects to the Woodlawn Cemetery and the Michigan State Fairgrounds Historic District were
reevaluated. Based on these evaluations, the adverse effect finding to the Woodlawn Cemetery
was changed to no effect, and the no adverse effect finding to the Michigan State Fairgrounds
Historic District was maintained.
The following table (Figure 1) and maps (Map Attachment E) summarize effects to each
property under Design Alternatives A1, B2, and B3.
Project implementation under Design Alternative A1 would result in no Adverse Effects, one
finding of No Adverse Effect, and five findings of No Effect.
Project implementation under Design Alternatives B2 and B3 would result in no Adverse Effects,
one finding of No Adverse Effect, and five findings of No Effect.
Although each historic property has been considered individually to allow for an accurate effects
assessment, an overall finding of Adverse Effect has been determined for the Woodward
Avenue LRT.
Woodward Avenue Light Rail Transit Project (ER# 08-462)
Phased Section 106 Submittal – Supplemental Report II (February 2011)
Figure 1 – Summary of Effects Determinations
NA = No Adverse Effect; NE = No Effect
Historic Property
John J. Bagley Memorial Fountain
Listed 1971
Barlum Tower
Listed 2005
New Cadillac Square Apartments
Determined Eligible 2011
Detroit Public Library Downtown Branch
Determined Eligible 2011
Michigan State Fairgrounds Historic District
Determined Eligible 2010
Woodlawn Cemetery
Determined Eligible 2010
Attachment E – Determinations of Effect
Woodward Avenue Light Rail Transit Project (ER# 08-462)
Phased Section 106 Submittal – Supplemental Report II (February 2011)
Design Alternative
A1
Design
Alternatives B2
and B3
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.
!
ST
ST
AT
E
TPSS !!
.
STAT E ST
PLAZA DR
CIVIC CE NT
E LAFAYETTE ST
MADISON ST
NS
T
I SO
MA
D
.
!
CSA
.
!
WINDER S T
R
ER D
.
!
.
!
.
!
A T WA T
ER DR
CIVIC CE NT
W COLUMBIA ST
.
!
Q
CS
CA
DIL
LA
AV
E
AN
IG
MI
CH
ST
.
!
ST
AT
E
TPSS !
KP
SHELBY ST
N AVE
W JEFFERS O
EP
AR
SQ
STAT E ST
BAT ES ST
W LARNED ST
ST
W FORT ST
ES
R
E
AV
BY
PARK WAY DR
$
_
"
!
ST
W CONGRESS
BL
VD
EL
W LAFAYETTE BLVD
ON
TIM
PLAZA DR
TPSS !!
.
E LAFAYETTE ST
MADISON ST
NS
T
I SO
MA
D
WINDER S T
.
!
ST
IV E
W COLUMBIA ST
R
CSA
HN
E ST
VE
E JEFFERSON AVE
E JEFFERSO N AVE
ST
E
BA
E
AV
ST
E LARNED ST
T
ER
RM
HS
T
E CONGRESS ST
E FORT ST
IO
O
MONR
AT
GR
JO
ST
L
MIDD
RI
GT
EY
ND
HIN
GL
DR
ICE
A
GR
SH
BA
CASS AVE
Proposed Station
FA
RAN DO LP
TE
ST S
GRISWOLD ST
WA
S
W ADAM S AVE
W ELIZABETH ST
T
E RV
N I 75 S
W LARNE D S
W CONGRESS ST
.
!
PARK AVE
CLIF FORD ST
SE CON D ST
Locally Preferred Alternative (LPA)
$̀
"
!
W MONTCALM ST
HENRY ST
$
_
"
!
RANDOLP H S T
T
S
E
TR
ST
EN
C
AY
DW
OA
R
B
WITHERELL ST
COLUMBIA ST
WOODWARD AVE
E ADAMS AVE
JOHN R ST
MACOMB ST
BRUSH ST
S I 75
ST
SHELBY ST
W FORT ST
FIRST ST
BEAUBIEN ST
E MONTCALM ST
BAT ES ST
SIBLEY ST
BL
VD
PARK WAY DR
O N AVE
W JEFFERS
GRISW OLD
VSMF
.
!
$
a
"
!
N I 75
S I 75/GRATIOT CONN
VE
RV ICE DRI
S I 75 SE
T
Ý
?
$
_
"
!
Alternative B3
WINDER ST
SS
WOO D W A RD AVE
W LAFAYETTE BLVD
ON
SQ
R
E JEFFERSON AVE
E JEFFERSO N AVE
GT
ES
VE
HIN
TIM
RI
E LARNED ST
ST
ST
E
FA R
R
ME
RO
ST
ST
E ST
ND
E
AV
E CONGRESS ST
BA
RY
TE
N
MO
R
RA
LIB
E
AY
AV
DW
$
a
"
!
RA N D O LPH ST
T
OA
ST
E FORT ST
T
IO
HN
ST
L
MIDD
IV E
A
GR
MACOMB ST
AT
JO
BR
S
EY
DR
ICE
4,000 Feet
E
GL
T
E RV
N I 75 S
CASS AVE
1 INCH = 4,000 FEET
0
TR
BA
CLIF FORD ST
SE CON D ST
C
EN
WA
S
W ADAM S AVE
W ELIZABETH ST
COLUMBIA ST
W MONTCALM ST
$
_
"
!
RANDOLP H S T
WITHERELL ST
PARK AVE
GR
E ADAMS AVE
JOHN R ST
S I 75
HENRY ST
SIBLEY ST
W LARNE D S
W FORT ST
SQ
FIRST ST
SHELBY ST
O N AVE
W JEFFERS
ST
GRISW OLD
W CONGRESS ST
ES
E ST
R
E
AV
TIM
ST
L
MIDD
VE
BL
VD
EY
RI
ON
GL
VE
DRI
ND
GT
W LAFAYETTE BLVD
BA
W ADAM S AVE
ICE
E RV
N I 75 S
CASS AVE
A
GR
HIN
BRUSH ST
E MONTCALM ST
ST
W ELIZABETH ST
W MONTCALM ST
WA
S
BAT ES ST
N I 75
S I 75/GRATIOT CONN
VE
RV ICE DRI
S I 75 SE
T
PARK WAY DR
WINDER ST
SS
E JEFFERSON AVE
E JEFFERSO N AVE
ST
ST
FA R
R
ME
E LARNED ST
E CONGRESS ST
ST
E
RY
RO
RA
LIB
BA
N
MO
AY
E
DW
TE
WOO DWARD AVE
CLIF FORD ST
SE CON D ST
RA N D O LPH ST
AV
OA
ST
E FORT ST
T
R
COLUMBIA ST
S I 75
HENRY ST
SIBLEY ST
$
_
"
!
PARK AVE
MACOMB ST
HN
BR
S
T
JO
WITHERELL ST
E
IO
C
EN
TR
AT
E ADAMS AVE
WINDER ST
E MONTCALM ST
RANDOLP H S T
GR
N I 75
S I 75/GRATIOT CONN
VE
RV ICE DRI
S I 75 SE
BRUSH ST
BEAUBIEN ST
Alternative B2
See
1 insets
below
W O O D WA R D AV E
$̀
"
!
W A Y N E C O U N T Y, M I C H I G A N
BEAUBIEN ST
2
Ý
?
CITY OF DETROIT
Alternative A1
(
f
&
%
STAT E ST
Ý
?
.
!
3
GRAND
Ý
?
$
_
"
!
.
!
.
B LV D !
First Phase
Second Phase
;
!
VSMF .
!
TPSS
CITY OF
H I G H L A N D PA R K
4
.
!
.
!
TPSS !
CSA
W O O D WA R D AV E
5
.
!
.
!
6
!
.
!
8
Ü
?
TPSS!
! TPSS
.
TPSS
!
.
!
9
W O O D WA R D AV E
$
_
"
!
7
;
VSMF
$
_
"
!
CSA
Park and Ride Lot
CITY OF
HAMTRAMCK
FIRST ST
Area of Potential Effects (APE)
Map Attachment E: Effects Determinations
Construction Staging Area (CSA)
Alternative A1
Alternative B2
Alternative B3
Park and Ride Lot
!
Traction Power Substation (TPSS)
Vehicle Storage Maintenance Facility (VSMF)
Note: These maps show the most current project information and
Section 106 evaluations and assessments as of Feb 18, 2011.
Note that Design Options 1, 2, and 3 are now referred to as Design
Alternatives A1, B2, and B3, respectively.
Location Map and Sheet Index
Page 1 of 16
BEAUBIEN ST
MECHANIC ST
1-6
ADAMS AVE
RANDOLPH ST
BA
TE
Q
d
SS
T
CS
DIL
CA
ST
!
!
WOODWARD AVE
!
!
1-3
1-24
GRISW OL D ST
1-21
"
)
T
DS
IFF
GL
EY
ADAMS AVE
"
)
1-11
T
SHE LBY ST
ST
PLAZA DR
BEECH ST
COLUMBIA ST
F
,
%
1-13
FORT ST
Parcel
d
D
LAFAYE TTE BLV
Proposed Station
HOWARD ST
1 INCH = 400 FEET
ABBOTT ST
Aerial Imagery: Bing Maps
Guideway Alignment
1-3
CASS AVE
(Alternative A1, B2)
FIRST ST
Construction Staging Area
NRHP-Listed or Eligible Historic Property
Traction Power Substation (TPSS)
National Historic
Landmark
Park and Ride Lot
Area of Potential Effects
400 Feet
Vehicle Storage Maintenance Facility
DETROIT RIVER
AV
E
AN
L
"
)
1-17
MI
SQ
KP
+
$
IG
S
ME
ST
PA
R
CH
D
TI
D LE
AN
d
ST
MID
GR
E
AV
V
RI
ST
AT
E
ELIZABETH ST
ER
1-24 Lower Woodward Avenue Historic District NRHP-Listed
1-25 Grand Circus Park Historic District NRHP-Listed
1-26 Central United Methodist Church NRHP-Listed
1-27 Francis Palms Building and State Theater NRHP-Listed
1-28 Fox Theatre Building National Historic Landmark NRHP-Listed
1-29 St. John’s Episcopal Church NRHP-Listed
1-30 John J. Bagley Memorial Fountain NRHP-Listed
1-31 Barlum Tower NRHP-Listed
1-32 New Cadillac Square Apartments NRHP-Eligible
1-33 Detroit Public Library Downtown Branch NRHP-Eligible
4-121 Woodward Avenue NRHP-Eligible
ELIZABETH ST
YS
"
)
"
)
SQ
LB
1-18
"
"
CL
M
ES
"
)
PA
(W RKS
AS
HIN TRA
GT NS I
(M
ON T C
ed
ian
BL ENT
-R u
VD
ER
)
nn
in g
:A
1)
1-18
COBO CENTER (EB)
(Med ian-Running: A1)
BA
SIBLEY ST
TI
SH
E
1-18
SA
1-3
1-3
)
COBO CENTER (WB
A1)
(Median -Ru nnin g:
OR
RO
"
)
"
)
1-18
JEFFERSON AVE
BL
VD
CASS AV E
0
1-4
JEFFERSON AVE
+
$
+
$
LARNED ST
MO NTCALM ST
GT
ON
CONGRE SS ST
+
$
1-27
WA
SH
IN
"
)
CIVIC CE NT
ER DR
OE
+
$
"
1-22
1-5
LA
NR
E
AV
,
%
+
$
Q
CS
LA
MO
R
VE
CA
RE
NT
CE
RI
ST
d
1-24
+
$
!!
1-10
1-24
TPSS #1
1-3 Detroit Financial District Historic District NRHP-Listed
1-4 Guardian Building National Historic Landmark NRHP-Listed
1-5 Coleman A. Young Municipal Center NRHP-Eligible
1-6 Wayne County Building NRHP-Listed
1-7 Lawyers Building NRHP-Listed
1-8 130 Cadillac Square NRHP-Eligible
1-10 Vinton Building NRHP-Listed
1-11 State Savings Bank NRHP-Listed
1-13 Detroit Club NRHP-Listed
1-17 Gabriel Richard Building NRHP-Eligible
1-18 Washington Boulevard Historic District NRHP-Listed
1-21 Capitol Park Historic District NRHP-Listed
1-22 Michigan Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument NRHP-Listed
SECOND AVE
(Alternative B3)
1-33
+
$
+
$
2
KEY
TPSS #3
,
%
1-30
DIL
ST
ON
D IS
MA
D
R
1-26
PARK AVE
ORD ST
1-31
ST
!
AN
N
+
$
FOXTOWN/STADIUM
(Median-Running: A1)
COLUM BIA ST
HENRY ST
+
$
ST
1-25
4-121
1-28
M
ER
1-32
RANDOLP H ST
AT LARNED (EB)
(Med ian-Runnin g: A1)
GR
H
JO
"
)
LI
RY
1-8
(Alternative A1, B2)
R
FA
A
BR
)
% "
,
,%
, "
%
TPSS #2
E
AV
ST
RANDOLPH ST
)
AT CONGRE SS (WB
(Med ian-Running: A1)
OT
A
AY
DW
!
RANDOLPH ST
I
AT
ST
1-7
+
$
ELIZABETH ST
FISHER FRE EWAY
,
%
WOODWARD AVE
Construction
Staging Area #1
1.6 Acres
+
$
GR
O
BR
WITHE RE LL ST
1-29
RENAIS SANCE CTR
RANDOLPH ST
MO NTCALM ST
I-75
WINDER ST
JOHN R ST
JEFFERSON AVE
+
$
BRUSH ST
JEFFERSON AVE
MADISON ST
BEACON ST
WINDER ST
ATWATER DR
LARNED ST
CONGRE SS ST
FORT ST
LAFAYE TTE AVE
MACO MB ST
BRUSH ST
CLINTON ST
BEAUBIEN ST
"
)
+
$
,
%
X-X
Adverse Effect
X-X
No Adverse Effect
X-X
No Effect
Map Attachment E: Effects Determinations
Alternative A1
Sheet 1 of 3, Page 2 of 16
BEAUBIEN ST
S A INT ANT OINE ST
KEY
2-2 First Unitarian Church of Detroit NRHP-Listed
2-3 First Presbyterian Church NRHP-Listed
2-4 Midtown Woodward Historic District NRHP-Listed
2-5 Peterboro-Charlotte Historic District NRHP-Eligible
2-6 Clarence Burton School NRHP-Nominated
2-7 Temple Beth-El NRHP-Listed
2-16 Cass-Davenport Historic District NRHP-Listed
2-17 Hotel Stevenson NRHP-Listed
2-18 Orchestra Hall NRHP-Listed
2-21 Willis-Selden Historic District NRHP-Listed
2-23 Garden Bowl NRHP-Listed
2-24 Majestic Theater NRHP-Listed
2-26 Detroit Edison Company Willis Avenue Station NRHP-Listed
2-29 David Whitney House NRHP-Listed
2-31 Edwin S. George Building NRHP-Listed
2-32 First Congregational Church NRHP-Listed
2-33 Warren-Prentis Historic District NRHP-Listed
2-34 Cathedral Church of St Paul Complex NRHP-Listed
4-121 Woodward Avenue NRHP-Eligible
BRUSH ST
BRUSH ST
+
$
2-4
"
RT
2-17
"
R
GJ
BLV
CHARLOTTE ST
K IN
PE TE RBORO ST
ER
PARK AVE
D
"
)
2-16
"
)
Construction
Staging Area #2
0.9 Acres
SI
DAVENPORT ST
STIMS ON ST
U TH
2-5
TEM PLE ST
IN L
PARSONS ST
+
$
SP ROAT ST
"
)
SELDEN ST
ALEX ANDRINE ST
CANFIELD ST
WILLIS ST
HANCOCK ST
,
%
2-26
"
)
"d
2-18
"
2-33
2-2
(Median-Running: A1)
TPSS #4
,
%
2-21
ADELAIDE ST
,
%
+
$
MLK BLVD/MACK AVE
EDM UND PL
WOODWARD AVE (Median-Running: A1)
2-29
WATSON ST
4-121
2-3
2-4
MA
Potential Location of the MLK Blvd
Vehicle Storage Maintenance Facility
2-6
CASS AVE
LEDYARD ST
BRAINARD ST
SE LDEN ST
CANFIEL D ST
PE TE RBORO ST
CLIFFORD ST
SE COND AV E
SECOND AVE
Aerial Imagery: Bing Maps
Guideway Alignment
1 INCH = 400 FEET
F
PRENTIS ST
FORE ST AVE
+
$
ERSKINE ST
MACK AVE
"
)
(Median-Running: A1)
,
,%
%
"
)
2-7
2-23
2-24
2-31
WARREN AVE
2-33
,
%
,
,%
%
,
%
2-32
ALEX ANDRINE ST
WILLIS ST
,
%
2-34
CANFIELD ST
GARFIELD ST
FOREST AVE
HANCOCK ST
REN AVE
,
%
ALFRED ST
ELIOT ST
BRADY ST
JOHN R ST
0
Proposed Station
Parcel
d
Construction Staging Area
NRHP-Listed or Eligible Historic Property
Traction Power Substation (TPSS)
National Historic
Landmark
Park and Ride Lot
Area of Potential Effects
400 Feet
Vehicle Storage Maintenance Facility
J
"
)
+
$
,
%
X-X
Adverse Effect
X-X
No Adverse Effect
X-X
No Effect
Map Attachment E: Effects Determinations
Alternative A1
Sheet 2 of 3, Page 3 of 16
BEAUBIEN ST
KIRBY ST
KEY
PIQUETTE ST
GRAND BLVD
ST
,
%
ENDICOTT ST
MILWAUKEE ST
BALTIMORE ST
(MedianRunning: A1)
"
2-39
+
$
+%
$
,
2-43
2-36
,
%
2-61
2-38
CASS AV E
+
$
2-35
+
$
2-33
2-37
PUTNAM ST
+
$
"
I 94
Potential Location of the Amsterdam St
Vehicle Storage Maintenance Facility
W
WARREN AVE
KIRBY ST
BALTIMORE ST
2-43
FERRY ST
MILWAUKEE ST
2-54
2-42
(Median-Running: A1)
ST
TPSS #5
,
%
, $
%
+ %
,
WOODWARD AVE
ANTO INETTE
"
d
(MedianRunning: A1)
BURROUGHS PL
"
)
2-60
"
)
4-121
PIQUETTE ST/AMTRAK STATION
2-37
WARREN AVE
2-44
+
$
FARNS WORTH ST
,
%
KIRBY ST
PALMER ST
+
$
2-58
CASS AVE
HENDRIE ST
ME DBURY ST
HARPER AV E
,
%
2-57
2-51
"
)
(Median-Running: A1)
GRAND BLVD
L FO
LOTHROP RD
E DSE
RE E
RD F
PALMER ST
GRAND BLVD
FARNSW ORTH
FREDERICK ST
FERRY ST
JOHN R ST
2-60
SECOND AVE
EE WAY
L FORD FR
I 94 EDSE
CUSTER ST
BRUSH ST
ME DBURY ST
HORTON ST
2-33 Warren-Prentis Historic District NRHP-Listed
2-35 Samuel L. Smith House NRHP-Listed
2-36 Maccabees Building NRHP-Listed
2-37 Cultural Center Historic District NRHP-Listed
2-38 Detroit Historical Museum NRHP-Eligible
2-39 The Wardell NRHP-Listed
2-42 Col. Frank J. Hecker House NRHP-Listed
2-43 East Ferry Avenue Historic District NRHP-Listed
2-44 Barlum Apartments Building NRHP-Eligible
2-51 St. Joseph's Episcopal Church NRHP-Listed
2-54 New Amsterdam Historic District NRHP-Listed
2-57 Piquette Avenue Industrial Historic District NRHP-Listed
2-58 Conrail and Grand Trunk Western Railroad Bridges NRHP-Eligible
2-60 New Center Commercial Historic District NRHP-Eligible
2-61 Woodward-West Palmer-Cass-West Kirby Historic District NRHP-Eligible
3-74 New Center Area Historic District NRHP-Eligible
4-121 Woodward Avenue NRHP-Eligible
WAY
SECOND AVE
3-74
ANTOINET TE ST
+
$
YO RK ST
AMSTE RDAM ST
SECOND AVE
THIRD ST
THIRD ST
F
0
Construction Staging Area
RA
1 INCH = 400 FEET
MP
Aerial Imagery: Bing Maps
Guideway Alignment
Proposed Station
Parcel
d
NRHP-Listed or Eligible Historic Property
Traction Power Substation (TPSS)
National Historic
Landmark
Park and Ride Lot
Area of Potential Effects
400 Feet
Vehicle Storage Maintenance Facility
"
)
+
$
,
%
X-X
Adverse Effect
X-X
No Adverse Effect
X-X
No Effect
Map Attachment E: Effects Determinations
Alternative A1
Sheet 3 of 3, Page 4 of 16
ADAMS AVE
RANDOLPH ST
d
BA
TE
SS
T
1-30
Q
!
1-10
,
%
1-22
!
!
WOODWARD AVE
!
!
ST
CE
NT
RE
1-21
BL
VD
"
)
"
)
T
ST
ES
TIM
"
T
SQ
Ru
nn
PA
ing
(W RKS
:B
AS
2)
T
HIN RA
N
GT
ON S IT C
BL ENT
d
VD
ER
)
SA
PA
RK
P
L
"
)
PLAZA DR
BEECH ST
F
Parcel
d
,
%
1-13
FORT ST
CASS AVE
LAFAYETTE BLVD
Proposed Station
1-3
HOWARD ST
Aerial Imagery: Bing Maps
Guideway Alignment
"
)
1-17
ABBOTT ST
ELIZABETH ST
rb -
"
T
E
AV
ST
AT
ES
R
VE
RI
(Cu
FIRST ST
Construction Staging Area
NRHP-Listed or Eligible Historic Property
Traction Power Substation (TPSS)
National Historic
Landmark
Park and Ride Lot
Area of Potential Effects
400 Feet
Vehicle Storage Maintenance Facility
DETROIT RIVER
RO
MIC
HIG
AN
AV
E
"
)
1-18
SQ
Y
S
DLE
MID
COLUMBIA ST
SHELBY ST
COBO CENTER (EB)
(Curb-Ru nning: B2)
E
GL
BA
ADAMS AVE
ELIZABETH ST
SIBLEY ST
0
1-11
1-18
(Alternative A1, B2)
1 INCH = 400 FEET
+
$
T
)
COBO CENTER (WB
(Curb-Runn ing: B2)
CL
IFF
OR
DS
SH
EL
BY
S
"
)
CASS AVE
1-24 Lower Woodward Avenue Historic District NRHP-Listed
1-25 Grand Circus Park Historic District NRHP-Listed
1-26 Central United Methodist Church NRHP-Listed
1-27 Francis Palms Building and State Theater NRHP-Listed
1-28 Fox Theatre Building National Historic Landmark NRHP-Listed
1-29 St. John’s Episcopal Church NRHP-Listed
1-30 John J. Bagley Memorial Fountain NRHP-Listed
1-31 Barlum Tower NRHP-Listed
1-32 New Cadillac Square Apartments NRHP-Eligible
1-33 Detroit Public Library Downtown Branch NRHP-Eligible
4-121 Woodward Avenue NRHP-Eligible
1-3
1-3
1-18
TI
ME
S
D
AN
GR
"
)
"
)
1-18
JEFFERSON AVE
+
$
1-4
JEFFERSON AVE
TO
N
,
%
LARNED ST
MONTCALM ST
1-25
CONGRESS ST
1-24
GRISWOLD ST
"
)
"
)
1-3
1-27
WA
SH
ING
WOODWARD
AT LARNED (EB)
(Curb-Ru nning: B2)
ST
CA
DIL
LA
CS
Q
1-5
+
$
"
,
%
+
$
WOODWARD
)
AT CONGRE SS (WB
(Curb-Ru nning: B2)
OE
NR
MO
CA
DIL
LA
CS
T
MA
DIS
ON
S
VE
TA
1-31
!!
+
$
1-24
TPSS #1
1-3 Detroit Financial District Historic District NRHP-Listed
1-4 Guardian Building National Historic Landmark NRHP-Listed
1-5 Coleman A. Young Municipal Center NRHP-Eligible
1-6 Wayne County Building NRHP-Listed
1-7 Lawyers Building NRHP-Listed
1-8 130 Cadillac Square NRHP-Eligible
1-10 Vinton Building NRHP-Listed
1-11 State Savings Bank NRHP-Listed
1-13 Detroit Club NRHP-Listed
1-17 Gabriel Richard Building NRHP-Eligible
1-18 Washington Boulevard Historic District NRHP-Listed
1-21 Capitol Park Historic District NRHP-Listed
1-22 Michigan Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument NRHP-Listed
SECOND AVE
(Alternative B3)
1-33
STATE/GRAT IOT
B2)
(Cu rb-Runn ing:
1-24
2
KEY
ST
TPSS #3
d
+
$
+
$
PARK AVE
ORD ST
1-32
ST
,
%
RANDOLPH ST
IO
AT
GR
ST
E
AV
R
1-26
ADAMS/GRAND CIRCUS PARK
(Curb-Running: B2/B3)
COLUMBIA ST
HENRY ST
Construction
Staging Area #1
1.6 Acres
"
)
"
)
+
$
RY
RA
LIB
1-8
(Alternative A1, B2)
ER
!
+
% $
,
,%
, "
%
TPSS #2
1-25
4-121
1-28
1-7
RM
FA
R
VE
RI
HN
JO
+
$
1-29
+
$
"
)
ELIZABETH ST
FISHER FREEWAY
WITHERELL ST
FOXTOWN/STADIUM
(Curb-Running: B2/B3)
WOODWARD AVE
AY
DW
OA
R
B
D
AN
GR
MONTCALM ST
I-75
WINDER ST
JOHN R ST
ST
RENAISSANCE CTR
RANDOLPH ST
(Curb-Ru nning: B2)
RANDOLPH ST
DR
MECHANIC ST
1-6
JEFFERSON AVE
+
$
BRUSH ST
JEFFERSON AVE
MADISON ST
BEACON ST
WINDER ST
ATWATER DR
LARNED ST
CONGRESS ST
FORT ST
LAFAYETTE AVE
MACOMB ST
BRUSH ST
CLINTON ST
BEAUBIEN ST
CIVIC CENT
ER
BEAUBIEN ST
"
)
+
$
,
%
X-X
Adverse Effect
X-X
No Adverse Effect
X-X
No Effect
Map Attachment E: Effects Determinations
Alternative B2
Sheet 1 of 3, Page 5 of 16
BEAUBIEN ST
SA INT ANT OINE ST
KEY
2-2 First Unitarian Church of Detroit NRHP-Listed
2-3 First Presbyterian Church NRHP-Listed
2-4 Midtown Woodward Historic District NRHP-Listed
2-5 Peterboro-Charlotte Historic District NRHP-Eligible
2-6 Clarence Burton School NRHP-Nominated
2-7 Temple Beth-El NRHP-Listed
2-16 Cass-Davenport Historic District NRHP-Listed
2-17 Hotel Stevenson NRHP-Listed
2-18 Orchestra Hall NRHP-Listed
2-21 Willis-Selden Historic District NRHP-Listed
2-23 Garden Bowl NRHP-Listed
2-24 Majestic Theater NRHP-Listed
2-26 Detroit Edison Company Willis Avenue Station NRHP-Listed
2-29 David Whitney House NRHP-Listed
2-31 Edwin S. George Building NRHP-Listed
2-32 First Congregational Church NRHP-Listed
2-33 Warren-Prentis Historic District NRHP-Listed
2-34 Cathedral Church of St Paul Complex NRHP-Listed
4-121 Woodward Avenue NRHP-Eligible
BRUSH ST
BRUSH ST
+
$
"
PARK AVE
Construction
Staging Area #2
0.9 Acres
SIB
"
)
SPROAT ST
D
BLV
2-16
2-5
TEMPLE ST
PETERBORO ST
JR
STIMSON ST
G
KIN
DAVENPORT ST
PARSONS ST
"
)
+
$
CHARLOTTE ST
"
2-17
HER
LUT
"
)
SELDEN ST
ALEXANDRINE ST
CANFIELD ST
WILLIS ST
HANCOCK ST
,
%
2-26
2-4
2-18
"
"
)
"
)
"d
TPSS #4
,
%
2-21
2-29
2-33
ADELAIDE ST
+
$
EDMUND PL
(Curb-Running: B2/B3)
N
RTI
MA
Potential Location of the MLK Blvd
Vehicle Storage Maintenance Facility
2-6
CASS AVE
LEDYARD ST
BRAINARD ST
SELDEN ST
CANFIELD ST
PETERBORO ST
CLIFFORD ST
SECOND AVE
SECOND AVE
Aerial Imagery: Bing Maps
Guideway Alignment
1 INCH = 400 FEET
F
PRENTIS ST
FOREST AVE
+
$
2-2
TEMPLE ST
(Curb-Running: B2/B3)
MLK BLVD/MACK AVE
WOODWARD AVE
(Curb-Running: B2/B3)
2-33
WATSON ST
ERSKINE ST
MACK AVE
4-121
2-3
2-4
(Curb-Running: B2/B3)
"
)
CANFIE LD ST
B2/B3)
(Cu rb-Runn ing:
,
,%
%
"
)
2-7
2-23
2-24
2-31
WARREN AVE
,
%
,
,%
%
,
%
2-32
ALEXANDRINE ST
WILLIS ST
,
%
2-34
CANFIELD ST
GARFIELD ST
FOREST AVE
HANCOCK ST
WARREN AVE
,
%
ALFRED ST
ELIOT ST
BRADY ST
JOHN R ST
0
J
Proposed Station
Parcel
d
Construction Staging Area
NRHP-Listed or Eligible Historic Property
Traction Power Substation (TPSS)
National Historic
Landmark
Park and Ride Lot
Area of Potential Effects
400 Feet
Vehicle Storage Maintenance Facility
"
)
+
$
,
%
X-X
Adverse Effect
X-X
No Adverse Effect
X-X
No Effect
Map Attachment E: Effects Determinations
Alternative B2
Sheet 2 of 3, Page 6 of 16
BEAUBIEN ST
KIRBY ST
KEY
2-43
2-39
FERRY ST
(Curb-Running: B2/B3)
WOODWARD AVE
W
WARREN AVE
PIQUETTE ST
GRAND BLVD
ENDICOTT ST
MILWAUKEE ST
BALTIMORE ST
(Curb-Running: B2/B3)
"
"
)
+%
$
,
2-43
2-36
2-61
2-38
CASS AVE
"
+
$
2-33
2-37
I 94
Potential Location of the Amsterdam St
Vehicle Storage Maintenance Facility
+
$
2-35
PUTNAM ST
,
%
"
)
KIRBY ST
BALTIMORE ST
2-54
FERRY ST
TPSS #5
,
%
ST
ANTOINETTE
"
d
MILWAUKEE ST
4-121
BURROUGHS PL
"
)
"
) %
,
2-42
(Curb-Running: B2/B3)
"
)
PIQUETTE ST/AMTRAK STATION
"
)
2-37
WARREN AVE
,
%
+
$
FARNSWORTH ST
2-44
KIRBY ST
PALMER ST
+
$
2-60
CASS AVE
,
%
(Curb-Running: B2/B3)
2-58
GRAND BLVD
(Curb-Running: B2/B3)
HENDRIE ST
MEDBURY ST
HARPER AVE
,
%
2-57
2-51
"
)
(Curb-Running: B2/B3)
AY
REEW
RD F
L FO
LOTHROP RD
EDSE
SECOND AVE
3-74
ANTOINETTE ST
+
$
YORK ST
AMSTERDAM ST
SECOND AVE
PALMER ST
GRAND BLVD
ST
FARNSWORTH
FREDERICK ST
FERRY ST
FREEWAY
JOHN R ST
2-60
SECOND AVE
L FORD
I 94 EDSE
CUSTER ST
BRUSH ST
MEDBURY ST
HORTON ST
2-33 Warren-Prentis Historic District NRHP-Listed
2-35 Samuel L. Smith House NRHP-Listed
2-36 Maccabees Building NRHP-Listed
2-37 Cultural Center Historic District NRHP-Listed
2-38 Detroit Historical Museum NRHP-Eligible
2-39 The Wardell NRHP-Listed
2-42 Col. Frank J. Hecker House NRHP-Listed
2-43 East Ferry Avenue Historic District NRHP-Listed
2-44 Barlum Apartments Building NRHP-Eligible
2-51 St. Joseph's Episcopal Church NRHP-Listed
2-54 New Amsterdam Historic District NRHP-Listed
2-57 Piquette Avenue Industrial Historic District NRHP-Listed
2-58 Conrail and Grand Trunk Western Railroad Bridges NRHP-Eligible
2-60 New Center Commercial Historic District NRHP-Eligible
2-61 Woodward-West Palmer-Cass-West Kirby Historic District NRHP-Eligible
3-74 New Center Area Historic District NRHP-Eligible
4-121 Woodward Avenue NRHP-Eligible
THIRD ST
THIRD ST
F
0
Proposed Station
Parcel
Construction Staging Area
d
RAM
1 INCH = 400 FEET
P
Aerial Imagery: Bing Maps
Guideway Alignment
NRHP-Listed or Eligible Historic Property
Traction Power Substation (TPSS)
National Historic
Landmark
Park and Ride Lot
Area of Potential Effects
400 Feet
Vehicle Storage Maintenance Facility
"
)
+
$
,
%
X-X
Adverse Effect
X-X
No Adverse Effect
X-X
No Effect
Map Attachment E: Effects Determinations
Alternative B2
Sheet 3 of 3, Page 7 of 16
BEAUBIEN ST
MECHANIC ST
1-6
ADAMS AVE
RANDOLPH ST
1-31
Q
!
ST
+
$
"
+
$
1-22
MICHIG AN
(Curb-Ru nning: B3)
!
!
WOODWARD AVE
!
!
1-24
,
%
CL
IFF
OR
DS
SH
EL
BY
S
,
%
E
GL
BA
1-3
1-3
,
%
1-11
T
SHELBY ST
,
%
TI
ME
S
,
%
DR
1-18
1-18
SQ
Y
ADAMS AVE
ST
E
AV
SQ
L
PLAZA DR
BEECH ST
F
Parcel
d
FORT ST
Proposed Station
1-13
LAFAYETTE BLVD
1 INCH = 400 FEET
ABBOTT ST
Aerial Imagery: Bing Maps
1-3
CASS AVE
(Alternative A1, B2)
Guideway Alignment
+
$
,
%
1-17
HOWARD ST
COLUMBIA ST
,
%
FIRST ST
Construction Staging Area
NRHP-Listed or Eligible Historic Property
Traction Power Substation (TPSS)
National Historic
Landmark
Park and Ride Lot
Area of Potential Effects
400 Feet
Vehicle Storage Maintenance Facility
DETROIT RIVER
T
PA
RK
P
MIC
HIG
AN
AV
E
"
T
d
ES
TIM
S
DLE
MID
D
AN
GR
R
VE
RI
ST
AT
ES
"
ELIZABETH ST
SIBLEY ST
1-24 Lower Woodward Avenue Historic District NRHP-Listed
1-25 Grand Circus Park Historic District NRHP-Listed
1-26 Central United Methodist Church NRHP-Listed
1-27 Francis Palms Building and State Theater NRHP-Listed
1-28 Fox Theatre Building National Historic Landmark NRHP-Listed
1-29 St. John’s Episcopal Church NRHP-Listed
1-30 John J. Bagley Memorial Fountain NRHP-Listed
1-31 Barlum Tower NRHP-Listed
1-32 New Cadillac Square Apartments NRHP-Eligible
1-33 Detroit Public Library Downtown Branch NRHP-Eligible
4-121 Woodward Avenue NRHP-Eligible
ELIZABETH ST
+
$
+
$
1-21
1-18
CASS AVE
0
,
%
1-18
1-4
JEFFERSON AVE
,
%
1-21
BL
VD
,
%
CIVIC CENT
ER
TO
N
T
1-25
1-3
JEFFERSON AVE
"
)
WA
SH
ING
+
$
LARNED ST
MONTCALM ST
COLUMBIA ST
HENRY ST
GRISWOLD ST
1-27
CONGRE SS/
LARNED
(Curb-Ru nning: B3)
CONGRESS ST
+
$
1-24
,
%
1-5
1-10
1-24
ADAMS/GRAND CIRCUS PARK
(Curb-Running: B2/B3)
+
$
Q
CA
DIL
LA
CS
ST
E
AV
OE
NR
MO
(Alternative B3)
1-33
!!
d
BA
TE
SS
T
1-30
CA
DIL
LA
CS
T
MA
DIS
ON
S
CE
NT
RE
ST
TPSS #3
,
%
TPSS #1
1-3 Detroit Financial District Historic District NRHP-Listed
1-4 Guardian Building National Historic Landmark NRHP-Listed
1-5 Coleman A. Young Municipal Center NRHP-Eligible
1-6 Wayne County Building NRHP-Listed
1-7 Lawyers Building NRHP-Listed
1-8 130 Cadillac Square NRHP-Eligible
1-10 Vinton Building NRHP-Listed
1-11 State Savings Bank NRHP-Listed
1-13 Detroit Club NRHP-Listed
1-17 Gabriel Richard Building NRHP-Eligible
1-18 Washington Boulevard Historic District NRHP-Listed
1-21 Capitol Park Historic District NRHP-Listed
1-22 Michigan Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument NRHP-Listed
SECOND AVE
1-32
ST
d
+
$
+
$
2
KEY
VE
TA
R
VE
RI
1-26
PARK AVE
ORD ST
1-8
(Alternative A1, B2)
RM
FA
RY
RA
LIB
,
%%
,
,%
, "
%
TPSS #2
ER
!
RANDOLPH ST
IO
AT
GR
ST
D
AN
GR
ST
"
)
"
)
+
$
1-7
1-25
4-121
1-28
Construction
Staging Area #1
1.6 Acres
R
FOXTOWN/STADIUM
(Curb-Running: B2/B3)
WOODWARD AVE
AY
DW
OA
R
B
HN
JO
+
$
,
%
"
)
ELIZABETH ST
FISHER FREEWAY
WITHERELL ST
1-29
RENAISSANCE CTR
RANDOLPH ST
MONTCALM ST
I-75
WINDER ST
JOHN R ST
JEFFERSON AVE
,
%
BRUSH ST
JEFFERSON AVE
MADISON ST
BEACON ST
WINDER ST
ATWATER DR
LARNED ST
CONGRESS ST
FORT ST
LAFAYETTE AVE
MACOMB ST
BRUSH ST
CLINTON ST
BEAUBIEN ST
"
)
+
$
,
%
X-X
Adverse Effect
X-X
No Adverse Effect
X-X
No Effect
Map Attachment E: Effects Determinations
Alternative B3
Sheet 1 of 3, Page 8 of 16
BEAUBIEN ST
SA INT ANT OINE ST
KEY
2-2 First Unitarian Church of Detroit NRHP-Listed
2-3 First Presbyterian Church NRHP-Listed
2-4 Midtown Woodward Historic District NRHP-Listed
2-5 Peterboro-Charlotte Historic District NRHP-Eligible
2-6 Clarence Burton School NRHP-Nominated
2-7 Temple Beth-El NRHP-Listed
2-16 Cass-Davenport Historic District NRHP-Listed
2-17 Hotel Stevenson NRHP-Listed
2-18 Orchestra Hall NRHP-Listed
2-21 Willis-Selden Historic District NRHP-Listed
2-23 Garden Bowl NRHP-Listed
2-24 Majestic Theater NRHP-Listed
2-26 Detroit Edison Company Willis Avenue Station NRHP-Listed
2-29 David Whitney House NRHP-Listed
2-31 Edwin S. George Building NRHP-Listed
2-32 First Congregational Church NRHP-Listed
2-33 Warren-Prentis Historic District NRHP-Listed
2-34 Cathedral Church of St Paul Complex NRHP-Listed
4-121 Woodward Avenue NRHP-Eligible
BRUSH ST
BRUSH ST
+
$
"
PARK AVE
Construction
Staging Area #2
0.9 Acres
SIB
"
)
SPROAT ST
D
BLV
2-16
2-5
TEMPLE ST
PETERBORO ST
JR
STIMSON ST
G
KIN
DAVENPORT ST
PARSONS ST
"
)
+
$
CHARLOTTE ST
"
2-17
HER
LUT
"
)
SELDEN ST
ALEXANDRINE ST
CANFIELD ST
WILLIS ST
HANCOCK ST
,
%
2-26
2-4
2-18
"
"
)
"
)
"d
TPSS #4
,
%
2-21
2-29
2-33
ADELAIDE ST
+
$
EDMUND PL
(Curb-Running: B2/B3)
N
RTI
MA
Potential Location of the MLK Blvd
Vehicle Storage Maintenance Facility
2-6
CASS AVE
LEDYARD ST
BRAINARD ST
SELDEN ST
CANFIELD ST
PETERBORO ST
CLIFFORD ST
SECOND AVE
SECOND AVE
Aerial Imagery: Bing Maps
Guideway Alignment
1 INCH = 400 FEET
F
PRENTIS ST
FOREST AVE
+
$
2-2
TEMPLE ST
(Curb-Running: B2/B3)
MLK BLVD/MACK AVE
WOODWARD AVE
(Curb-Running: B2/B3)
2-33
WATSON ST
ERSKINE ST
MACK AVE
4-121
2-3
2-4
(Curb-Running: B2/B3)
"
)
CANFIE LD ST
B2/B3)
(Cu rb-Runn ing:
,
,%
%
"
)
2-7
2-23
2-24
2-31
WARREN AVE
,
%
,
,%
%
,
%
2-32
ALEXANDRINE ST
WILLIS ST
,
%
2-34
CANFIELD ST
GARFIELD ST
FOREST AVE
HANCOCK ST
WARREN AVE
,
%
ALFRED ST
ELIOT ST
BRADY ST
JOHN R ST
0
J
Proposed Station
Parcel
d
Construction Staging Area
NRHP-Listed or Eligible Historic Property
Traction Power Substation (TPSS)
National Historic
Landmark
Park and Ride Lot
Area of Potential Effects
400 Feet
Vehicle Storage Maintenance Facility
"
)
+
$
,
%
X-X
Adverse Effect
X-X
No Adverse Effect
X-X
No Effect
Map Attachment E: Effects Determinations
Alternative B3
Sheet 2 of 3, Page 9 of 16
BEAUBIEN ST
KIRBY ST
KEY
2-43
2-39
FERRY ST
(Curb-Running: B2/B3)
WOODWARD AVE
W
WARREN AVE
PIQUETTE ST
GRAND BLVD
ENDICOTT ST
MILWAUKEE ST
BALTIMORE ST
(Curb-Running: B2/B3)
"
"
)
+%
$
,
2-43
2-36
2-61
2-38
CASS AVE
"
+
$
2-33
2-37
I 94
Potential Location of the Amsterdam St
Vehicle Storage Maintenance Facility
+
$
2-35
PUTNAM ST
,
%
"
)
KIRBY ST
BALTIMORE ST
2-54
FERRY ST
TPSS #5
,
%
ST
ANTOINETTE
"
d
MILWAUKEE ST
4-121
BURROUGHS PL
"
)
"
) %
,
2-42
(Curb-Running: B2/B3)
"
)
PIQUETTE ST/AMTRAK STATION
"
)
2-37
WARREN AVE
,
%
+
$
FARNSWORTH ST
2-44
KIRBY ST
PALMER ST
+
$
2-60
CASS AVE
,
%
(Curb-Running: B2/B3)
2-58
GRAND BLVD
(Curb-Running: B2/B3)
HENDRIE ST
MEDBURY ST
HARPER AVE
,
%
2-57
2-51
"
)
(Curb-Running: B2/B3)
AY
REEW
RD F
L FO
LOTHROP RD
EDSE
SECOND AVE
3-74
ANTOINETTE ST
+
$
YORK ST
AMSTERDAM ST
SECOND AVE
PALMER ST
GRAND BLVD
ST
FARNSWORTH
FREDERICK ST
FERRY ST
FREEWAY
JOHN R ST
2-60
SECOND AVE
L FORD
I 94 EDSE
CUSTER ST
BRUSH ST
MEDBURY ST
HORTON ST
2-33 Warren-Prentis Historic District NRHP-Listed
2-35 Samuel L. Smith House NRHP-Listed
2-36 Maccabees Building NRHP-Listed
2-37 Cultural Center Historic District NRHP-Listed
2-38 Detroit Historical Museum NRHP-Eligible
2-39 The Wardell NRHP-Listed
2-42 Col. Frank J. Hecker House NRHP-Listed
2-43 East Ferry Avenue Historic District NRHP-Listed
2-44 Barlum Apartments Building NRHP-Eligible
2-51 St. Joseph's Episcopal Church NRHP-Listed
2-54 New Amsterdam Historic District NRHP-Listed
2-57 Piquette Avenue Industrial Historic District NRHP-Listed
2-58 Conrail and Grand Trunk Western Railroad Bridges NRHP-Eligible
2-60 New Center Commercial Historic District NRHP-Eligible
2-61 Woodward-West Palmer-Cass-West Kirby Historic District NRHP-Eligible
3-74 New Center Area Historic District NRHP-Eligible
4-121 Woodward Avenue NRHP-Eligible
THIRD ST
THIRD ST
F
0
Proposed Station
Parcel
Construction Staging Area
d
RAM
1 INCH = 400 FEET
P
Aerial Imagery: Bing Maps
Guideway Alignment
NRHP-Listed or Eligible Historic Property
Traction Power Substation (TPSS)
National Historic
Landmark
Park and Ride Lot
Area of Potential Effects
400 Feet
Vehicle Storage Maintenance Facility
"
)
+
$
,
%
X-X
Adverse Effect
X-X
No Adverse Effect
X-X
No Effect
Map Attachment E: Effects Determinations
Alternative B3
Sheet 3 of 3, Page 10 of 16
KEY
CUSTER ST
E BETHUNE ST
SMITH ST
CHANDLER ST
MARSTON ST
MOUNT VERNON ST
3-27 St. Joseph's Episcopal Church NRHP-Listed
3-28 8855 Woodward Avenue NRHP-Eligible
3-32 Jewish Community Center NRHP-Eligible
3-33 Central Woodward Christian Church NRHP-Listed
3-35 Northern High School NRHP-Nominated
3-36 St. Rita Apartments NRHP-Eligible
3-37 Atkinson Street Historic District NRHP-Eligible
3-38 Boston-Edison Historic District NRHP-Listed
3-41 Arden Park-East Boston Historic District NRHP-Listed
3-74 New Center Area Historic District NRHP-Eligible
4-121 Woodward Avenue NRHP-Eligible
MELBOURNE ST
E EUCLID ST
E PHILADELPHIA ST
HAGUE ST
ALGER ST
JOHN R ST
KING ST
HOLBROOK ST
OWEN ST
LEICESTER CT
KENILWORTH ST
ARDEN PARK BLVD
WESTMINSTER ST
JOSEPHINE ST
3-6 Michigan Bell Telephone Company Madison Central Exchange Building NRHP-Eligible
3-9 Metropolitan United Methodist Church NRHP-Listed
3-10 8055 Woodward Avenue NRHP-Eligible
3-12 Virginia Park Historic District NRHP-Listed
3-16 8300 Woodward Avenue NRHP-Eligible
BRUSH ST
3-18 Woodward Avenue Presbyterian Church NRHP-Listed
3-21 First Baptist Church of Detroit NRHP-Listed
3-23 North Woodward Congregational Church NRHP-Listed
3-24 Henry M. Utley Branch Library NRHP-Eligible
3-25 Woodward Gladstone Townhomes NRHP-Eligible
3-26 Temple Beth-El NRHP-Listed
JOHN R ST
+
$
3-35
JOSEPHINE AVE
,
%
3-36
+
$
"
3-41
d
+
"
) $
3-33
3-27
3-24
"
)
4-121
+
$
3-28
,
%
+
$
3-37
,
%
,
+%
$
3-25
3-9
3-16
(Median-Running: A1/B2/B3)
3-38
3-6
3-23
WOODWARD AVE
,
%
3-21
"
,
%
,
%
+
$
"
)
3-32
HAZELWOOD ST/HOLBROOK ST
+
$
3-18
3-12
,
%
3-10
V IRGIN
"
)
IA P
ARK
CT
+
$
+
$
3-74
W BETHUNE ST
SECOND AVE
PALLISTER ST
SEWARD ST
3-74
DELAWARE ST
VIRGINIA PARK ST
W EUCLID ST
W PHILADELPHIA ST
PINGREE ST
BLAINE ST
GLADSTONE ST
HAZELWOOD ST
TAYLOR ST
CLAIRMOUNT ST
ATKINSON ST
EDISON ST
LONGFELLOW ST
3-26
W CHICAGO BLVD
SECOND AV
EDISON ST
EAST ST
THIRD ST
THIRD ST
Aerial Imagery: Bing Maps
Guideway Alignment
1 INCH = 400 FEET
F
LONGFELLOW ST
+
$
,
%
Construction
Staging Area #3
1.6 Acres
TPSS #6
0
Proposed Station
Parcel
d
Construction Staging Area
NRHP-Listed or Eligible Historic Property
Traction Power Substation (TPSS)
National Historic
Landmark
Park and Ride Lot
Area of Potential Effects
400 Feet
Vehicle Storage Maintenance Facility
"
)
+
$
,
%
X-X
Adverse Effect
X-X
No Adverse Effect
X-X
No Effect
Map Attachment E: Effects Determinations
Alternatives A1, B2, B3
Sheet 4, Page 11 of 16
E BOSTON BLVD
BELMONT ST
TROWBRIDGE ST
HARMON ST
ROSEDALE CT
ENGLEWOOD ST
WOODLAND ST
TENNYSON AVE
CONNECTICUT ST
CALIFORNIA ST
RHODE ISLAND ST
COLORADO ST
MCLEAN ST
FARRAND PARK
MASSACHUSETTS ST
E BUENA VISTA ST
WINONA ST
JOHN R ST
+
$
+
$
,
%
3-59
,
%
,
%
3-52
,
%
3-38
GLENDA
LE
THIRD ST
W BOSTON BLVD
GLYNN CT
SECOND BLVD
CALVERT ST
WEBB ST
COLLINGWOOD ST
2ND AVE
CITY OF DETROIT
3-47
ST
3-38 Boston-Edison Historic District NRHP-Listed
3-41 Arden Park-East Boston Historic District NRHP-Listed
3-42 Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament NRHP-Listed
3-46 11341 Woodward Avenue NRHP-Eligible
3-47 Lawrence-Webb Historic District NRHP-Eligible
3-50 Hotel Normandie NRHP-Eligible
3-52 11745 Woodward Avenue NRHP-Eligible
3-58 City of Highland Park Robert B. Blackwell Municipal Building NRHP-Eligible
3-59 Highland Heights-Stevens' Subdivision Historic District NRHP-Listed
3-60 Detroit Edison Company Cortland Street Substation NRHP-Eligible
3-61 Highland Park Presbyterian Church NRHP-Listed
3-64 Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church NRHP-Listed
3-67 Trinity United Methodist Church NRHP-Listed
3-68 YWCA Detroit Northern Branch NRHP-Eligible
3-71 Highland Park Post Office NRHP-Eligible
3-72 YMCA Detroit Northern Branch NRHP-Eligible
THIRD
ST NRHP-Eligible
4-121 Woodward
Avenue
+
$
,
%
CITY OF HIGHLAND PARK
HIGHLAND ST
CORTLAND ST
CORTLAND ST
3-60
LAWRENCE ST
3-61
HIGHLAND ST
ST
GLENDA
LE
AVALON ST
2ND AVE
W BUENA VISTA ST
TYLER ST
KEY
,
%
3-64
CALVERT ST
(Median-Running: A1/B2/B3)
3-46
BURLINGAME ST
,
%
3-71
TPSS #7
WOODWARD AVE
4-121
"
,
%
3-41
3-50
"
)
GLENDALE ST
(Median-Running: A1/B2/B3)
d
+
$
,
%
3-58
TUXEDO ST
3-67
ELMHURST ST
3-68
MONTEREY ST
3-72
RICHTON ST
, %
,%
,
%
E BUENA VISTA ST
3-42
THIRD ST
Aerial Imagery: Bing Maps
Guideway Alignment
F
1 INCH = 400 FEET
0
Proposed Station
Parcel
d
Construction Staging Area
NRHP-Listed or Eligible Historic Property
Traction Power Substation (TPSS)
National Historic
Landmark
Park and Ride Lot
Area of Potential Effects
400 Feet
Vehicle Storage Maintenance Facility
"
)
+
$
,
%
X-X
Adverse Effect
X-X
No Adverse Effect
X-X
No Effect
Map Attachment E: Effects Determinations
Alternatives A1, B2, B3
Sheet 5, Page 12 of 16
VI
M
+
$
4-28
BERESFORDT AVE
E DAVISON SERVICE DRIVE
M-8/DAVISON FREEWAY
E GRAND AVE
E AUBURNDALE ST
JOHN R ST
W GRAND AVE
VICTOR ST
JOHN R ST
PASADENA ST
JOHN GLENN PL
MANCHESTER ST
"
FERRIS ST
CANDLER ST
CHURCH ST
STEVENS AVE
Potential Location of Vehicle Storage
Maintenance Facility
GERALD ST
STEVENS AVE
JOHN KENNEDY PL
MC
NIC
HO
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ST
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GE
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CIT
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CIT
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,
%
+
$
4-28
4-37
+
$
WOODWARD AVE
"
)
WOODWARD AVE
4-121
MANCHESTER ST
(Median-Running: A1/B2/B3)
K
"
4-31
,
%
4-30
,
%
,
%
4-21
4-19
MANCHESTER PKWY
2ND AVE
W AUBURNDALE ST
FORD ST
TOWN CENTER DR
TOWN CENTER DR
SEARS ST
MIDLAND ST
PILGRIM ST
PURITAN ST
MOSS ST
EASON ST
LOUISE ST
FLORENCE ST
BARTLETT ST
Construction
Staging Area #4
0.9 Acres
WAVERLY ST
,
%
E DAVISON SERVICE DRIVE
4-44
M-8/DAVISON FREEWAY
,
%
LA BELLE ST
4-46
MANCHESTER PKWY
,
%
GERALD ST
4-17
KEY
4-17 City of Highland Park Municipal Buildings Historic District NRHP-Eligible
4-19 Highland Park Theater NRHP-Eligible
4-21 S.S. Kresge Company Highland Park Branch Stores NRHP-Eligible
4-28 Highland Park Ford Plant National Historic Landmark NRHP-Listed
4-30 30 Bartlett Street NRHP-Eligible
4-31 Detroit Terminal Railroad Bridge NRHP-Eligible
4-37 Woodford Apartments NRHP-Eligible
4-44 18-20 Church Street NRHP-Eligible
4-46 First United Methodist Church of Highland Park NRHP-Listed
4-121 Woodward Avenue NRHP-Eligible
THIRD ST
Aerial Imagery: Bing Maps
Guideway Alignment
F
1 INCH = 400 FEET
0
Proposed Station
Parcel
d
Construction Staging Area
NRHP-Listed or Eligible Historic Property
Traction Power Substation (TPSS)
National Historic
Landmark
Park and Ride Lot
Area of Potential Effects
400 Feet
Vehicle Storage Maintenance Facility
"
)
+
$
,
%
X-X
Adverse Effect
X-X
No Adverse Effect
X-X
No Effect
Map Attachment E: Effects Determinations
Alternatives A1, B2, B3
Sheet 6, Page 13 of 16
KEY
ST
EN
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HU
LL
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T
ST
MA
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4-28 Highland Park Ford Plant National Historic Landmark NRHP-Listed
T
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Aerial Imagery: Bing Maps
BRUSH ST
Guideway Alignment
K
F
1 INCH = 400 FEET
Proposed Station
Parcel
d
BRUSH ST
Construction Staging Area
NRHP-Listed or Eligible Historic Property
Traction Power Substation (TPSS)
National Historic
Landmark
Park and Ride Lot
Area of Potential Effects
400 Feet
Vehicle Storage Maintenance Facility
VICTOR ST
EA
RIZ
O
"
)
+
$
,
%
BRUSH ST
X-X
Adverse Effect
X-X
No Adverse Effect
X-X
No Effect
M-8/DAVISON FREEWAY
BERESFORDT AVE
MANCHESTER ST
4-28
E GRAND AVE
+
$
Potential Location of Vehicle Storage
Maintenance Facility
0
GERALD ST
FERRIS ST
CANDLER ST
CHURCH ST
T
NA
ST
BR
US
HS
E AUBURNDALE ST
CN
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BRUSH ST
Map Attachment E: Effects Determinations
Alternatives A1, B2, B3
Sheet 7, Page 14 of 16
4-94
,
%
W ARIZONA ST
W DAKOTA AVE
W PARKHURST PL
W LONGWOOD PL
d
4-78
MCNICHOLS RD
(Median-Running: A1/B2/B3)
"
)
4-121
4-66
+
$
4-63
DR
RD
WH
ITM
O
IGH
2ND AVE
PORTAGE ST
GROVE ST
W
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LA
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MC
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HO
LS
RD
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CIT
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LL
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RD
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H
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%
,
%
ND
RO
W
NG
VI
CO
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TO
IT
7M
ILE
RD
4-115
GENEVA ST
,
%
,
%
PA W MCNICH
RK
OL
SR
D
WOODWARD AVE
TPSS #8
,
%
4-81
7 MILE RD
2/B3) (Median-Running: A1/B2/B3)
WORCESTER PL
SA
VA
NN
AH
ST
W
ERLE ST
ST
MA
RG
AR
ET
W
,%
,
%
W MONTANA ST
W NEVADA ST
T
ND
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ES
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GR
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AL
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4-124
4-95
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,
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CH
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%
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NS
ED
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VE
CH
AR
LE
S
ST
4-63 Palmer Park Apartment Buildings Historic District NRHP-Listed
4-65 Palmer Park Log Cabin NRHP-Eligible
4-66 Palmer Park Substation NRHP-Eligible
4-78 The First Romanian Baptist Church NRHP-Eligible
HA Avenue NRHP-Eligible
4-81 17950 Woodward
VA
NA
4-94 18750 Woodward Avenue
ST NRHP-Eligible
4-95 18800 Woodward Avenue NRHP-Eligible
4-101 Sydney Bogg Candy Factory and Store NRHP-Eligible
4-115 Palmer Woods Historic District NRHP-Listed
4-121 Woodward Avenue NRHP-Eligible
HE
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HE
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KH
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PL
CA
RM
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KEY
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T
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S
THIRD ST
Aerial Imagery: Bing Maps
Guideway Alignment
F
1 INCH = 400 FEET
0
Proposed Station
Parcel
d
Construction Staging Area
NRHP-Listed or Eligible Historic Property
Traction Power Substation (TPSS)
National Historic
Landmark
Park and Ride Lot
Area of Potential Effects
400 Feet
Vehicle Storage Maintenance Facility
"
)
+
$
,
%
X-X
Adverse Effect
X-X
No Adverse Effect
X-X
No Effect
Map Attachment E: Effects Determinations
Alternatives A1, B2, B3
Sheet 8, Page 15 of 16
Palmer Woods Historic District NRHP-Listed
Michigan State Fair Riding Coliseum, Dairy Cattle Building, and Agricultural Building NRHP-Listed
Michigan State Fairgrounds Historic District NRHP-Eligible
Woodlawn Cemetery NRHP-Eligible
Woodward Avenue NRHP-Eligible
,
%
4-118
ST
,
%
ST
ST
CA
RM
EL
ST
TROY PL
"
d
"
)
4-121
STATE FAIR
(Median-Running: A1/B2/B3)
7 MILE RD
(Median-Running: A1/B2/B3) (M
WOODWARD AVE
,
%
,
%
WO
OD
ST
OC
KD
R
RD
ILE
8M
W
4-115
4-120
AFTON RD
BURLINGTON DR
T
LI
GLOUCES
TER
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7M
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Aerial Imagery: Bing Maps
Guideway Alignment
1 INCH = 400 FEET
F
DU
RH
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CUMBERL
AND
LM
ST
RA
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CO
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DR
W
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4-119
ST
T
AN
NIN
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WI
NC
HE
S
W
RD
TPSS #9
+
$
ST
BRYSON
Potential Location of
Park and Ride Lot
WI
LD
WO
OD
LA
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T
FE
RN
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L
W
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W
AV
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4-118
T
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,
%
KE
NN
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HE
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HE
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T
4-118
BA
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AN
T
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4-115
4-118
4-119
4-120
4-121
HA
VA
NA
S
PE
NR
OS
E
RA
LS
TO
N
KEY
0
Proposed Station
Parcel
d
Construction Staging Area
NRHP-Listed or Eligible Historic Property
Traction Power Substation (TPSS)
National Historic
Landmark
Park and Ride Lot
Area of Potential Effects
400 Feet
Vehicle Storage Maintenance Facility
"
)
+
$
,
%
X-X
Adverse Effect
X-X
No Adverse Effect
X-X
No Effect
Map Attachment E: Effects Determinations
Alternatives A1, B2, B3
Sheet 9, Page 16 of 16
John J. Bagley Memorial Fountain
(See Map Attachment C; see Figures 2-3)
The John J. Bagley Memorial Fountain is a Richardsonian Romanesque-style fountain with
Byzantine Revival elements, located at the east terminus of Cadillac Square at Bates Street.
The fountain was listed in the NRHP under Criterion B for its significant association with former
Michigan Governor John Judson Bagley and under Criterion C as a significant example of the
Romanesque Revival style with Byzantine Revival elements applied to a fountain as designed
by prominent American architect Henry Hobson Richardson. Since its listing, the fountain has
been moved and has also been determined eligible under Criteria Considerations B and F.
Near the John J. Bagley Memorial Fountain, project implementation under Design Alternatives
A1 and B2 would include construction of a TPSS and associated overhead electrical system,
consisting of overhead wires and support poles, at the southeast corner of Cadillac Square and
Bates Street in an existing parking lot. The TPSS would be a one-story, rectangular,
approximately sixty-by-twenty-five-foot building incorporating context-sensitive materials to
blend the building into the existing streetscape context. Additionally, measures to screen the
TPSS to minimize potential visual impact may be employed. The overhead electrical system
would be installed south of the TPSS, leading to the curb-running guideway alignments and
OCS located along the north edge of Congress Street. The TPSS would be installed
approximately 130 feet southeast of the property’s NRHP boundary, and the overhead electrical
system would be installed approximately 180 feet southeast of the property’s NRHP boundary.
No guideway alignments or planned stations are proximate to the property. No project activity
under Design Alternative B3 is planned near the property.
No physical impacts to the John J. Bagley Memorial Fountain would occur; no project activity is
proposed within the property’s NRHP boundary. Therefore, no effects to the property’s integrity,
design, materials, or workmanship would occur under Design Alternatives A1 and B2. Because
the fountain has been moved, it no longer retains integrity of location. The project would not
result in any impact to the fountain’s current location, which is its third.
The John J. Bagley Memorial Fountain no longer retains integrity of setting due to the relocation
of the fountain. The proposed TPSS would be visible from the property’s south and east
elevations, but these project facilities represent a minor alteration to the property’s non-historic
visual setting and would occur outside of the property’s boundary. Because the area around the
fountain is not the structure’s original setting, no historically significant views to or from the
property are present or would be obscured, and no character-defining features of the property’s
already compromised setting would be impacted. No proximate views to or from the John J.
Bagley Memorial Fountain would be obstructed or obscured. Because no historically significant
views are present or would be obscured, no visual effects to the property were identified. In
addition, based on current information, no auditory, vibratory, or atmospheric impacts were
identified for this property. Therefore, project implementation under Design Alternatives A1 and
B2 would have no effect to the property’s setting, which does not retain integrity.
Furthermore, no project activity would alter the property’s feeling as a late-nineteenth-century,
Richardsonian Romanesque fountain influenced by the Byzantine Revival style as designed by
Henry Hobson Richardson, or its association with that style. Therefore, project implementation
would have no effect to the property’s integrity of feeling and association under Design
Alternatives A1 and B2.
Because no project activity is proposed in the vicinity of the Bagley Fountain under Design
Alternative B3, there will be no effect to the historic property under that design alternative.
Attachment E – Determinations of Effect
Woodward Avenue Light Rail Transit Project (ER# 08-462)
Phased Section 106 Submittal – Supplemental Report II (February 2011)
3
Based on this evaluation, the Woodward Avenue LRT would have no effect to the John J.
Bagley Memorial Fountain.
Attachment E – Determinations of Effect
Woodward Avenue Light Rail Transit Project (ER# 08-462)
Phased Section 106 Submittal – Supplemental Report II (February 2011)
4
Figure 2
Facing southeast to proposed location of TPSS #2 from southeast NRHP boundary of John J.
Bagley Memorial Fountain at Cadillac Square and Bates Street
Figure 3
Facing west along Cadillac Square toward Campus Martius Park and Woodward Avenue from
southwest NRHP boundary of John J. Bagley Memorial Fountain
Attachment E – Determinations of Effect
Woodward Avenue Light Rail Transit Project (ER# 08-462)
Phased Section 106 Submittal – Supplemental Report II (February 2011)
5
Barlum Tower
(See Map Attachment C; see Figures 4-5
The Barlum Tower is a forty-story, terra cotta-clad Late Gothic Revival-style office building; it is
located at the northwest corner of Cadillac Square and Bates Street. The building possesses a
rectangular block shape with clearly defined base, shaft, and capital sections indicative of the
Commercial Style. The property was listed in the NRHP under Criterion C as an excellent
example of the Late Gothic Revival style applied to a high-rise building in Downtown Detroit and
as an outstanding example of the local architecture firm Bonnah and Chaffee’s work.
Near the Barlum Tower, project implementation under Design Alternatives A1 and B2 would
include construction of a TPSS and associated overhead electrical system, consisting of
overhead wires and support poles, at the southeast corner of Cadillac Square and Bates Street
in an existing parking lot. The TPSS would be a one-story, rectangular, approximately sixty-bytwenty-five foot building incorporating context-sensitive materials to blend the building into the
existing streetscape context. Additionally, measures to screen the TPSS to minimize potential
visual impact may be employed. The overhead electrical system would be installed south of the
TPSS, leading to the curb-running guideway alignments and OCS located along the north edge
of Congress Street. The TPSS would be installed approximately 200 feet southeast of the
property’s southeast NRHP boundary, and the overhead electrical system would be installed
approximately 250 feet southeast of the property’s southeast NRHP boundary. No guideway
alignments or planned stations are proximate to the property.
No physical impacts to the Barlum Tower would occur; no project activity is proposed within the
property’s NRHP boundary. Therefore, no effects to the property’s integrity of location, design,
materials, and workmanship would occur under Design Alternatives A1 or B2.
Project implementation would not adversely affect the Barlum Tower’s setting. Although the
proposed TPSS would be visible from the building’s south-facing facade and portions of its east
(side) elevation, these project facilities represent a minor alteration to the property’s visual
setting and would occur outside of the property’s boundary. Furthermore, based on the fortystory Barlum Tower’s scale, the proposed project components would represent a minor
alteration to the property’s setting. No historically significant views to or from the property would
be obscured, and no character-defining features of the property’s setting would be impacted.
No proximate views to or from the Barlum Tower would be obstructed or obscured. Because no
historically significant views would be obscured, no visual effects to the property were identified.
In addition, based on current information, no auditory, vibratory, or atmospheric impacts were
identified for this property. Therefore, project implementation under Design Alternatives A1 or
B2 would have no effect to the property’s integrity of setting.
Furthermore, no project activity would alter the property’s feeling as an early-twentieth-century
Late Gothic Revival-style high-rise building or its association with that style or with the
architecture firm Bonnah and Chaffee. Therefore, project implementation would have no effect
to the property’s integrity of feeling and association under Design Alternatives A1 and B2.
No project activity under Design Alternative B3 is planned near the property; therefore no effects
to the property are anticipated under Design Alternative B3.
Based on this evaluation, the Woodward Avenue LRT would have no effect to the Barlum
Tower.
Attachment E – Determinations of Effect
Woodward Avenue Light Rail Transit Project (ER# 08-462)
Phased Section 106 Submittal – Supplemental Report II (February 2011)
6
Figure 4
Facing southeast to proposed location of TPSS #2 from south NRHP boundary of Barlum Tower at
Cadillac Square and Bates Street
Figure 5
Facing west along Cadillac Square toward Campus Martius Park and Woodward Avenue from
south NRHP boundary of Barlum Tower, west of Bates Street
Attachment E – Determinations of Effect
Woodward Avenue Light Rail Transit Project (ER# 08-462)
Phased Section 106 Submittal – Supplemental Report II (February 2011)
7
New Cadillac Square Apartments
(See Map Attachment C; see Figures 6-7)
The New Cadillac Square Apartments is a twenty-story, U-shaped, terra-cotta-clad Commercial
Style apartment building that incorporates Italian Renaissance Revival ornamentation. It is
located at the northeast corner of Cadillac Square and Bates Street. The building retains the
character-defining features of the Commercial Style: a tall building reflecting the base, shaft,
and capital of a classical column; steel-frame construction with terra-cotta cladding; and a gridlike pattern of symmetrically arranged windows. The property was determined eligible for the
NRHP under Criterion A for its association with the development of Downtown Detroit, under
Criterion B for its association with the productive life of prominent local businessman John J.
Barlum, and under Criterion C as a significant example of an early twentieth-century
Commercial Style building with Italian Renaissance Revival ornamentation in Detroit.
Near the New Cadillac Square Apartments building, project implementation under Design
Alternatives A1 and B2 would include construction of a TPSS and associated overhead
electrical system, consisting of overhead wires and support poles, at the southeast corner of
Cadillac Square and Bates Street in an existing parking lot. The TPSS would be a one-story
rectangular, approximately sixty-by-twenty-five-foot building incorporating context-sensitive
materials to blend the building into the existing streetscape. Additionally, measures to screen
the TPSS to minimize potential visual impacts may be employed. The overhead electrical
system would be installed south of the TPSS, leading to the curb-running guideway alignments
and OCS located along the northern edge of Congress Street. The TPSS would be installed
approximately 190 feet south of the property’s NRHP boundary, and the overhead electrical
system would be installed approximately 240 feet south of the property’s NRHP boundary. No
guideway alignments or planned stations are proximate to the property.
No physical impacts to the New Cadillac Square Apartments would occur; no project activity is
proposed within the property’s NRHP boundary. Therefore, no effects to the property’s integrity
of location, design, materials, and workmanship would occur under Design Alternatives A1 and
B2.
Project implementation would not affect the New Cadillac Square Apartments building’s setting.
Although the proposed TPSS would be visible from the building’s south-facing facade, this
project facility represents a minor alteration to the property’s visual setting and would occur
outside of the property’s boundary. Based on the twenty-story apartment building’s scale, the
proposed project components would represent a minor alteration to the property’s setting. No
historically significant views to or from the property would be obscured, and no characterdefining features of the property’s setting would be impacted. No proximate views to or from the
New Cadillac Square Apartments would be obstructed or obscured. Because no historically
significant views would be obscured, no visual effects to the property were identified. In
addition, based on current information, no auditory, vibratory, or atmospheric impacts were
identified for this property. Therefore, project implementation under Design Alternatives A1 or
B2 would have no effect to the property’s integrity of setting.
Furthermore, no project activity would alter the property’s feeling as an early twentieth-century
Commercial Style building with Italian Renaissance Revival ornamentation or its association
with those styles. Therefore, project implementation would have no effect to the property’s
integrity of feeling and association under Design Alternatives A1 and B2.
No project activity under Design Alternative B3 is planned near the property; therefore no effects
to the property are anticipated under Design Alternative B3.
Attachment E – Determinations of Effect
Woodward Avenue Light Rail Transit Project (ER# 08-462)
Phased Section 106 Submittal – Supplemental Report II (February 2011)
8
Based on this evaluation, the Woodward Avenue LRT would have no effect to the New Cadillac
Square Apartments.
Attachment E – Determinations of Effect
Woodward Avenue Light Rail Transit Project (ER# 08-462)
Phased Section 106 Submittal – Supplemental Report II (February 2011)
9
Figure 6
Facing south across Cadillac Square to proposed location of TPSS #2 from southwest NRHP
boundary of New Cadillac Square Apartments at Cadillac Square and Bates Street
Figure 7
Facing west along Cadillac Square toward Campus Martius Park and Woodward Avenue from
southwest NRHP boundary of New Cadillac Square Apartments at Bates Street
Attachment E – Determinations of Effect
Woodward Avenue Light Rail Transit Project (ER# 08-462)
Phased Section 106 Submittal – Supplemental Report II (February 2011)
10
Detroit Public Library Downtown Branch
(See Map Attachment C; see Figure 8)
The Detroit Public Library Downtown Branch is a Classical Revival-style library building
constructed in 1932 and designed by William E. Kapp of the local firm Smith, Hinchman, &
Grylls. The limestone building is distinguished by its roughly triangular footprint, curved facade,
copper roof, and classical ornamentation. The building was determined eligible for the NRHP
under Criterion A for its association with the Detroit Public Library system and under Criterion C
as a good example of Classical Revival architecture in Detroit and of the work of prominent local
architect William E. Kapp.
No project activity under Design Alternatives A1 and B2 is planned near the property.
Therefore, no effect to the property is anticipated under Design Alternatives A1 and B2.
Near the Detroit Public Library Downtown Branch, project implementation under Design
Alternative B3 would include construction of a TPSS at the northeast corner of Woodward and
Gratiot avenues. The TPSS would be a one-story, rectangular, approximately sixty by twentyfive-foot building incorporating context-sensitive materials to blend the building into the existing
streetscape. Additionally, measures to screen the TPSS to minimize potential visual impacts
may be employed. The overhead electrical system would be installed southwest of the TPSS
and lead to the curb-running guideway alignments and overhead contact system located along
Woodward Avenue. The TPSS would be located approximately 250 feet southwest of the
Detroit Public Library Downtown Branch’s western NRHP boundary. No guideway alignments
or planned stations are proximate to the property. No physical impacts to the Detroit Public
Library Downtown Branch would occur; no project activity is proposed within the property’s
NRHP boundary. Therefore, no effects to the property’s integrity of location, design, materials,
and workmanship would occur.
The Detroit Public Library Downtown Branch no longer retains integrity of setting due to the loss
of historic structures and the presence of parking lots and modern construction that were not
present during the library’s period of significance. In particular, the Detroit People Mover’s
proximity to the library’s south-facing facade substantially alters the visual setting in that area.
Although the proposed TPSS would be visible from the Detroit Public Library Downtown
Branch’s west elevation, this project facility represents a minor alteration to the property’s
altered, non-historic visual setting and would occur outside of the historic property’s boundary.
No historically significant views to or from the property would be obscured, and no characterdefining features of the property’s setting would be impacted. No proximate views to or from the
Detroit Public Library Downtown Branch would be obstructed or obscured. Because no
historically significant views would be obscured, no visual effects to the property were identified.
In addition, based on current information, no auditory, vibratory, or atmospheric impacts were
identified for this property. Therefore, project implementation would have no effect to the
property’s integrity of setting.
Furthermore, no project activity would alter the property’s feeling as a Classical Revival-style
library building or its association with that style or the work of William E. Kapp. Therefore,
project implementation would have no effect to the property’s integrity of feeling or association.
Design Alternative B3 would have no effect on the Detroit Public Library Downtown Branch.
Based on this evaluation, the Woodward Avenue LRT would have no effect to the Detroit Public
Library Downtown Branch.
Attachment E – Determinations of Effect
Woodward Avenue Light Rail Transit Project (ER# 08-462)
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Figure 8
Facing west across Farmer Street to proposed location of TPSS #3 from west NRHP boundary of
Detroit Public Library Downtown Branch at Farmer Street and Gratiot Avenue
Attachment E – Determinations of Effect
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Michigan State Fairgrounds Historic District
(See Map Attachment C; see Figures 9-10)
The Michigan State Fairgrounds Historic District is a 164-acre site comprised of twenty-two
exhibition-type buildings and a variety of supporting fair facilities constructed between 1922 and
1985. Many of the district’s buildings are representative of exhibition architecture popularized
by international fairs and expositions of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The
Michigan State Fairgrounds Historic District was determined eligible for listing in the NRHP
under Criterion A for its association with the legacy of the Michigan State Fair and under
Criterion C for its collection of exhibition architecture and facilities unique to the planning of
twentieth-century fairgrounds.
Near the Michigan State Fairgrounds Historic District, project implementation would include
construction of the guideway alignment and OCS in the widened median of Woodward Avenue.
The OCS, consisting of support poles and wires, and the guideway would be installed along the
alignment, on ballast in the existing median, and approximately 35 to 50 feet west of the
district’s westernmost proposed NRHP boundary. Also proposed near the district is a single,
double-sided, center platform LRT station, including a one-story canopy structure and a
pedestrian access ramp located on the north end of the station. In addition, a pedestrian
overpass, with elevators and staircases, would be constructed over the north-bound lanes of
Woodward Avenue, at the north end of the station. The proposed station would be located near
the northwest end of the district, within the existing widened median, and approximately 30 feet
from the western proposed NRHP boundary. The staircase and elevators of the proposed
pedestrian bridge would be located within the district’s proposed western NRHP boundary, near
its northwest corner. Further project activity near the proposed historic district boundary would
include for the proposed construction of a park-and-ride facility north of the district between
West Winchester Avenue and Alameda Street along Woodward Avenue.
No physical impacts to contributing elements of the Michigan State Fairgrounds Historic District
would occur. Construction of the proposed guideway, OCS, and LRT station would not take
place within the district’s proposed NRHP boundary; construction of a portion of the proposed
pedestrian bridge and park-and-ride facilities would take place on non-historic sidewalk, roadway, and parking lot areas containing non-historic materials that do not contribute to the
district’s significance. Therefore, no adverse effects to the district’s integrity of location, design,
materials, and workmanship would occur.
Project implementation would not adversely affect the Michigan State Fairgrounds Historic
District’s setting. Although the proposed guideway, OCS, LRT station, pedestrian bridge, and
park-and-ride-facility would be visible from some portions of the district, these project elements
would represent a minor alteration to the district’s setting. The western, Woodward Avenue
setting is not a character-defining feature of the district and no historically significant views were
identified in this area. Furthermore, existing parking lots and vegetation along Woodward
Avenue largely shield views to and from contributing resources. While a small portion of the
district would be utilized to accommodate the pedestrian bridge’s staircase and elevators, this
project component would occur in the vicinity of existing, non-contributing parking lots and
would not alter significant views to or from the district. No historically significant views to or from
the district would be obscured, and no character-defining features of the district’s setting would
be impacted. In addition, based on current information, no auditory, vibratory, or atmospheric
impacts were identified for the property. Therefore, project implementation would have no
adverse effect to the district’s integrity of setting.
Attachment E – Determinations of Effect
Woodward Avenue Light Rail Transit Project (ER# 08-462)
Phased Section 106 Submittal – Supplemental Report II (February 2011)
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Furthermore, no project activity would alter the district’s feeling as a collection of twentiethcentury exhibition architecture or its association with that building type, the various represented
architectural styles, or the Michigan State Fair. Therefore, project implementation would have
no effect to the property’s integrity of feeling and association.
Based on this evaluation, the Woodward Avenue LRT would have no adverse effect to the
Michigan State Fairgrounds Historic District.
Attachment E – Determinations of Effect
Woodward Avenue Light Rail Transit Project (ER# 08-462)
Phased Section 106 Submittal – Supplemental Report II (February 2011)
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Figure 9
Facing southwest along Woodward Avenue from west NRHP boundary of Michigan State
Fairgrounds Historic District
Figure 10
Facing northwest along Woodward Avenue from west NRHP boundary of Michigan State
Fairgrounds Historic District
Attachment E – Determinations of Effect
Woodward Avenue Light Rail Transit Project (ER# 08-462)
Phased Section 106 Submittal – Supplemental Report II (February 2011)
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Woodlawn Cemetery
(See Map Attachment C; see Figures 11-13)
Woodlawn Cemetery is a sprawling, turn-of-the-century, landscape lawn cemetery containing an
abundance of high-style monuments, mausoleums, chapels, and accessory structures. The site
is distinguished by its winding paths, large plots, extensive vegetation, and various other parklike amenities. Woodlawn Cemetery was determined eligible for listing in the NRHP under
Criterion A for its association with the development of the landscape lawn cemetery movement
in Detroit, and under Criterion C and Criteria Consideration D for its landscape lawn plan and for
its collection of high-style, architect-designed funerary architecture.
Near the Woodlawn Cemetery, project implementation would include construction of the
guideway alignment and OCS in the widened median of Woodward Avenue. The OCS,
consisting of support poles and wires, and the guideway would be installed along the alignment,
on ballast in the existing median, and approximately 90 feet west of the district’s easternmost
proposed NRHP boundary. Also proposed near the district is a single, double-sided, center
platform LRT station, including a one-story canopy structure and a pedestrian access ramp
located on the north end of the station. In addition, a pedestrian overpass, with elevators and
staircases, would be constructed over the north-bound lanes of Woodward Avenue, at the north
end of the station. The proposed station and pedestrian bridge would be located approximately
90 feet from the eastern proposed NRHP boundary.
No physical impacts to the Woodlawn Cemetery would occur; no project activity is proposed
within the cemetery’s proposed NRHP boundary. Therefore, no effects to the integrity of
location, design, materials, and workmanship would occur.
Project implementation would have no effect to Woodlawn Cemetery’s bucolic setting. The
proposed guideway and OCS would be visible to and from portions of Woodlawn Cemetery’s
eastern proposed NRHP boundary; however, these project components would represent a
minor alteration to the site’s eastern setting. The proposed LRT station and elevated pedestrian
bridge would be located 90 feet east of the cemetery’s NRHP boundary near the non-historic
Caretaker’s House.. The cemetery would be substantially visually shielded from the station by a
row of mature trees along Woodward Avenue. No historically significant views to or from the
cemetery would be obscured by project implementation, and no character-defining features of
the cemetery’s setting would be affected. Because no significant views would be obscured, no
visual impacts to the cemetery were identified. Furthermore, based on current information, no
auditory, vibratory, or atmospheric impacts were identified for the historic property. Therefore,
project implementation would have no effect to the property’s integrity of setting.
Furthermore, no project activity would alter the property’s feeling as a landscape lawn cemetery
or its association with that landscape design. Therefore, project implementation would have no
effect to the cemetery’s integrity of feeling and association.
Based on this evaluation, the Woodward Avenue LRT would have no effect to the Woodlawn
Cemetery.
Attachment E – Determinations of Effect
Woodward Avenue Light Rail Transit Project (ER# 08-462)
Phased Section 106 Submittal – Supplemental Report II (February 2011)
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Figure 11
Facing southeast along Woodward Avenue from east NRHP boundary and entrance of Woodlawn
Cemetery
Figure 12
Facing east across Woodward Avenue to Michigan State Fairgrounds Historic District from east
NRHP boundary and entrance of Woodlawn Cemetery
Attachment E – Determinations of Effect
Woodward Avenue Light Rail Transit Project (ER# 08-462)
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Figure 13
Facing northeast along Woodward Avenue to Michigan State Fairgrounds Historic District (at right)
from east NRHP boundary and entrance of Woodlawn Cemetery
Attachment E – Determinations of Effect
Woodward Avenue Light Rail Transit Project (ER# 08-462)
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