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The Ford Building is a High-rise Office Building standing at 615 Griswold Street, in downtown Detroit, Michigan . It is located next to the Penobscot Building , and across Griswold from the Guardian Building .

Designed by Daniel Burnham , it was built in 1907 and finished in 1909 . It stands at 21 storeys in total height, with two basement floors, and 19 above-ground floors. The Ford Building's primary uses are for offices and Retail , and has a Restaurant in it. Appropriately for Detroit, Burnham styled it with Neo-Classical and Neo-Renaissance elements. It is constructed with Terra Cotta materials. Burham's other remaining skyscraper designs in Detroit include the David Whitney Building ( 1915 ) and the Dime Building ( 1912 ).


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