Riverwalk Hotel Detroit
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Parke-Davis Research Laboratory
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Roberts Riverwalk Hotel Detroit
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Detroit, Michigan United States
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| Coordinates | 42°20′13″N 83°0′52″W / 42.33694°N 83.01444°WCoordinates: 42°20′13″N 83°0′52″W / 42.33694°N 83.01444°W |
| Built | 1873, 1902 |
| Architect | Donaldson and Meier, Albert Kahn |
| Architectural style | Romanesque Revival |
| NRHP reference # | 76001039 |
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| Added to NRHP | May 11, 1976 |
| Designated NHL | May 11, 1976 |
The Roberts Riverwalk Hotel and Residence Detroit, formerly the Parke-Davis Research Laboratory also once known as Building 55-Detroit Research, is located on Joseph Campau Street at the Detroit River, in Detroit, Michigan. The former research facility was redeveloped as a boutique luxury hotel located on the Detroit International Riverfront. The building was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1976 for its historic significance as an early research laboratory.
Parke-Davis moved its facilities to this location along the Detroit River in the 1870s to take advantage of the transportation provided by the river and nearby rail lines. The company eventually built 26 still-extant buildings in the area; the Park-Davis campus as a whole, now known as the Stroh River Place is recognized on the National Register of Historic Places. However, the most significant structure in the group, the Parke-Davis Research Laboratory, is individually recognized as a National Historic Landmark.
The Research Laboratory was built in 1902 after Parke-Davis relocated the Detroit Boat Club to Belle Isle. The Detroit architectural firm of Donaldson & Meier designed the original building; later additions were designed by Albert Kahn. The building is a three-story brick building measuring approximately 120 by 40 feet (37 by 12 m), and is typical example of public architecture of the period.
This building was the first industrial research laboratory in the U.S. established for the specific purpose of conducting pharmacological research, inaugurating the commercial pure science approach which has driven the rapid development of pharmaceutical technology.
The research laboratory was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1976. In 1979, Parke-Davis sold its property in Detroit, including the Research Laboratory, to the Stroh family (of Stroh Brewery Company).
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