Penobscot Building Annex

For other uses, see Penobscot.

Penobscot Annex
Alternative names	New Penobscot Building
General information
Status	Complete
Type	Commercial offices
Architectural style	Chicago School
Location	144 West Congress Street Detroit, Michigan
Completed	1913
Height
Roof	94.49 m (310.0 ft)
Technical details
Floor count	23
Lifts/elevators	6
Design and construction
Architect	Wirt C. Rowland
Penobscot Building Annex
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
Governing body	Private
Part of	Detroit Financial District (#09001067)
Designated CP	December 14, 2009
References

The Penobscot Building Annex is a 23-storey, 94.49 m (310.0 ft) office skyscraper located at 144 West Congress Street in Downtown Detroit, Michigan. This portion of the Penobscot Block is now physically connected to the newer Penobscot Building Tower.

The Annex was built in 1913 with three basement levels, and was designed in the Chicago School architectural style.

The Penobscot Building Annex is a contributing property in the Detroit Financial Historic District, and on the National Register of Historic Places.

See also

• Penobscot Building (1905) — oldest
• Penobscot Building — newest
• List of tallest buildings in Detroit
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Detroit, Michigan

Further reading

• Hill, Eric J. and John Gallagher (2002). AIA Detroit: The American Institute of Architects Guide to Detroit Architecture. Wayne State University Press. ISBN 0-8143-3120-3. 
• Meyer, Katherine Mattingly and Martin C.P. McElroy with Introduction by W. Hawkins Ferry, Hon A.I.A. (1980). Detroit Architecture A.I.A. Guide Revised Edition. Wayne State University Press. ISBN 0-8143-1651-4. 
• Sharoff, Robert (2005). American City: Detroit Architecture. Wayne State University Press. ISBN 0-8143-3270-6. 

External links

Media related to Penobscot Building Annex at Wikimedia Commons

• Penobscot Building official website
• Google Maps location of the Penobscot Annex