Santa Fe Apartments
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The Santa Fe Apartments were an apartment building located at 681 Merrick in Detroit, Michigan
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....

. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
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 in 1986 and subsequently demolished by 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...

; the site is now the location of Yousif B. Ghafari Hall.

Significance

The Santa Fe
Santa Fe
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 was built in 1925 for $95,000. The building was a fine example of Mission
Mission Revival Style architecture
The Mission Revival Style was an architectural movement that began in the late 19th century for a colonial style's revivalism and reinterpretation, which drew inspiration from the late 18th and early 19th century Spanish missions in California....

 and Spanish Revival, rare for Detroit. This style was used frequently for homes and religious buildings, but its use in a multi-unit dwelling is rare.

Description

The Santa Fe Apartments were a five-story apartment building built of brick, tile, and grey stone, with plentiful architectural details on the front facade. Vertical elements on the facade were created by rectangular columns and tall, narrow windows on the upper floors. The facade also featured dentil moldings, a broken scroll pediment above the second level, and decorative railings. The sides were quoined and decorative brick and tile work graced the chimneys. The roof was formed with a distinctive Mission style parapet.
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