Graham, Burnham & Co.
Architecture firm
Designer of the David Whitney Building, the hotel that opened in Detroit in 1915.
The story
Metro Detroit knows Graham, Burnham & Co. by the David Whitney Building, a hotel in Detroit, finished in 1915. Built in the years Detroit became the Motor City and built like it meant to stay on top, it has stood for 111 years.
The David Whitney Building still stands at 1 Park Ave, and the best way to know Graham, Burnham & Co. is to stand in front of it.
Graham, Burnham & Co.'s work in Metro Detroit
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David Whitney Building
1915, Detroit, Hotel
Still standing, photographed 2022
Photo: St8fan, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Where the work stands
Photo credits
The photo on Graham, Burnham & Co.'s page, each with its author, license and the original.
- David Whitney Building after renovation in Detroit, Michigan, 2015 Photo: St8fan, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Sources
The facts on Graham, Burnham & Co. come from Historic Detroit; Rebuild Detroit wrote the story above from them, and each photo names its license.