The former Warren Motor Car Company Building at 1331 Holden St.
A brick multi-story apartment building, two blocks of Michigan Avenue and an old car factory-turned-recycling center are the latest Detroit additions to the National Register of Historic places, the Michigan Economic Development Corporation annonced Monday.
The 30-unit Great Lakes Manor, located at 457 East Kirby in Midtown, gained the status because it was "one of the first (buildings) in the city to rent to African American individuals at a time when housing discrimination was rampant," the MEDC said. Also added were the old Warren Motor Car Company Building, now the site of the nonprofit Recycle Here!, and a two-block stretch of vacant storefronts along the south side of Michigan Avenue, from 3301 — 3461.
Great Lakes Manor at 457 East Kirby St.
The distinctions could also create an economic benefit for building owners. The MEDC notes "income-producing properties such as rental residential and commercial uses may qualify to use the Federal Historic Preservation Tax Credit if their building is individually listed in the Register or contributes in an historic district." The credits can offset 20 percent of rehabilitation costs. Great Lakes Manor was rehabbed in 2019-20 using the credit.
