Maccabees Building
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| General information | |
| Type | office |
| Location | 5057 Woodward Avenue Detroit, Michigan |
| Completed | 1927 |
| Height | |
| Antenna spire | 465.9 ft (142.0 m) |
| Roof | 196.9 ft (60.0 m) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 15 |
| Floor area | 293,000 sq ft (27,220 m2) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Albert Kahn |
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| Coordinates | 42°21′28″N 83°3′56″W / 42.35778°N 83.06556°WCoordinates: 42°21′28″N 83°3′56″W / 42.35778°N 83.06556°W |
| Built | 1927 |
| Architect | Albert Kahn |
| Architectural style | Art Deco, Romanesque |
| NRHP reference # | 83003436 |
| Added to NRHP | July 7, 1983 |
The Maccabees Building (sometimes called Wayne Tower) is a historic building located at 5057 Woodward Avenue in Midtown Detroit, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. and is currently owned by Wayne State University.
The building consists of a five-story base which covers the entire site. The nine-story spine sits above this rising to a height of 197 feet (60 m) with ten-story wings buttressing each corner. The building's exterior resembles the letter "H" with this clearly evident on the fourth through tenth story floorplans.
The high-rise truss tower features Art Deco and Romanesque details which include large arched windows on the ground and second level with rose windows accenting the second floor. Windows on the tenth and fourteenth floor are arched with decorative spandrel panels. The exterior is faced with limestone. The entrance is recessed in a three-story barrel vault arch which continues into the building to form the lobby ceiling.
The central section is topped by a radio broadcast tower. This was originally the broadcast tower for WXYZ radio (both WXYZ-AM and WXYZ-FM [now WRIF]), and television, until the station moved to new facilities in 1959. WGPR radio now occupies transmission facilities on the tower, along with some data transmission equipment for Wayne State University. The height above ground to the tip of the antenna is 465.9 feet (142.0 m).
From 1960 to 2000, it served as the headquarters of Detroit Public Schools.
On March 25, 2011, Wayne State University and Detroit Public Television announced they would jointly operate a television production studio in the space previously occupied by WXYZ-TV. The studio would reunite the entities who co-produced programs through the late 1970s. The space will be upgraded in phases to install new equipment and provide internships for students in the university's media arts programs.
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