The Chatsworth Apartments is an apartment building located at 630 Merrick in Detroit, Michigan

Michigan

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, on the campus of Wayne State University

Wayne State University

Wayne State University is a public research university located in Detroit, Michigan, United States, in the city's Midtown Cultural Center Historic District. Founded in 1868, WSU consists of 13 schools and colleges offering more than 400 major subject areas to over 32,000 graduate and...

. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places

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in 1986.

Description

The Chatsworth Apartments is a nine-story, apartment building, built of reinforced concrete with tan-colored brick and tile. The apartment building was constructed at a cost of approximately $560,000 to accommodate the influx of residents into Detroit in the 1920s. It included an underground parking garage with a sixty-five car capacity - an uncommon feature at the time.

As of 2008, the building is owned by Wayne State University, and is used as housing for graduate and professional students.