Stuber-Stone Building
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The Stuber-Stone Building is located at 4221--4229 Cass Ave in Detroit, Michigan
. It was built in 1916 by developer David W. Simmons as an automobile dealership for Stuber-Stone & Company, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1996.
It is now known as the Stuberstone Lofts.
The Stuber-Stone building was built as a dealership for the Columbia Motors
, which was founded in Detroit by William E. Metzger
. They began promisingly, but overextended themselves and went into receivership in 1923.
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"....
. It was built in 1916 by developer David W. Simmons as an automobile dealership for Stuber-Stone & Company, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1996.
It is now known as the Stuberstone Lofts.
The Stuber-Stone building was built as a dealership for the Columbia Motors
Columbia Motors
Columbia Motors was a Detroit, Michigan, United States based automobile manufacturer which produced automobiles from 1917-1924.Columbia Motors was incorporated in 1916, with J. G...
, which was founded in Detroit by William E. Metzger
William E. Metzger
William Ernest Metzger was an automotive pioneer and salesman from Detroit. He opened one of the first automobile dealerships in the United States, and participated in the early development of a number of early automobile companies, including the Cadillac Automobile Company and the E-M-F Company,...
. They began promisingly, but overextended themselves and went into receivership in 1923.