Chatsworth Apartments

Chatsworth Apartments
Location 630 Merrick Street
Detroit, Michigan
Coordinates 42°21′27″N 83°4′16″W / 42.35750°N 83.07111°W / 42.35750; -83.07111Coordinates: 42°21′27″N 83°4′16″W / 42.35750°N 83.07111°W / 42.35750; -83.07111
Built 1927
Architect Pollmar, Ropes & Lundy
Architectural style Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Other
MPS University-Cultural Center Phase II MRA
NRHP Reference # 86001001[1]
Added to NRHP May 01, 1986

The Chatsworth Apartments is an apartment building located at 630 Merrick Street in Midtown Detroit, Michigan, within the campus of Wayne State University. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]

Description

The Chatsworth Apartments is a nine-story apartment building, built of reinforced concrete with tan-colored brick and tile.[2] The apartment building was constructed at a cost of approximately $560,000 to accommodate the influx of residents into Detroit in the 1920s.[2] It included an underground parking garage with a sixty-five car capacity - an uncommon feature at the time.[2]

As of 2008, the building is owned by Wayne State University, and is used as housing for undergraduate, graduate, and professional students.[3]

The university allows families with children to live in Chatsworth Tower.[4] Residents are zoned to Detroit Public Schools.[5] Zoned schools include DPS Foundation for Early Learners @ Edmonson (K-8),[6][7] and King High School (9-12).[8]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 3 Chatsworth Apartments Archived June 6, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. from the state of Michigan
  3. Chatsworth Tower Apartments Archived June 21, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. from Wayne State University
  4. "Community Living Guide Apartments 2011." Wayne State University. 12. Retrieved on October 2, 2011. DeRoy, University Tower, and Chatsworth Tower unfurnished apartments are approved for family housing."
  5. "Contact Us General Office of Housing & Residential Life." Wayne State University. Retrieved on October 2, 2011. "Chatsworth Tower 630 Merrick Detroit, MI 48202" and "Helen L. DeRoy Apartments 5200 Anthony Wayne Drive Detroit, MI 48202" and "University Tower Apartments 4500 Cass Avenue Detroit, MI 48201"
  6. "Elementary Boundaries - 2012/13 School Year." (Archive) Detroit Public Schools. Retrieved on November 1, 2012.
  7. "Middle School Boundaries - 2012/13 School Year." (Archive) Detroit Public Schools. Retrieved on November 1, 2012.
  8. "High School Boundaries - 2012/13 School Year." (Archive) Detroit Public Schools. Retrieved on November 1, 2012.

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