The El Tovar Apartments (exotic name, eh?) are located in the East Grand Boulevard Historical District in Detroit. A great example of Spanish Moorish/Art Deco architecture, the apartments stand four-and-a-half stories tall and contain 73 apartments.
The apartments are made from an orange brick with limestone trim, orange terra cotta and a Spanish tile roof. The sidewalk that leads to the entrance is flanked by carved lion figures. Minaret-like towers project on the gabled roof, and there are arched openings at the corners of the front facade, chimney stack-like projection and pseudo-flying buttresses.
The apartments are made from an orange brick with limestone trim, orange terra cotta and a Spanish tile roof. The sidewalk that leads to the entrance is flanked by carved lion figures. Minaret-like towers project on the gabled roof, and there are arched openings at the corners of the front facade, chimney stack-like projection and pseudo-flying buttresses.
The building is "U" shaped and entered through a recessed central pavilion with a round-arched opening.
The apartments show a significant change in Detroit from low density to higher density housing. In 1988, the Messiah Housing Corporation bought the building and rehabilitated the apartments, opening them for Section 8 housing in 1992.
The apartments show a significant change in Detroit from low density to higher density housing. In 1988, the Messiah Housing Corporation bought the building and rehabilitated the apartments, opening them for Section 8 housing in 1992.
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