American Center

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American Center
American Center
Information
Location Southfield-Detroit
Flag of the United States United States
Status Complete
Constructed 1975
Use office/retail
Roof 100.9 m
Floor count 26
Companies
Architect SmithGroup

The American Center is a high-rise tower in Southfield, Michigan. It was built in 1975 and stands at 26 floors, with one basement floor, for a total of 27.

The building's main use is that of a typical office tower. It also includes a parking garage and retail spaces. As with many modern architecture-based towers, it exterior is laden with golden glass.

The tower was originally built as the home for the American Motors Corporation; the company was later bought by the Chrysler Corporation. The tower is square in plan, with chamfered corners. The elevator core is unusual in that it is rotated 45 degrees relative to the tower's axis.

The building is located close to Interstate 696, M-10, and US 24, "Mixing Bowl". The American Center is separate from the nearby Southfield Town Center.

  • Fisher, Dale (2005). Southeast Michigan: Horizons of Growth. Grass Lake, MI: Eyry of the Eagle Publishing. ISBN 1891143255. 
  • Meyer, Katherine Mattingly and Martin C.P. McElroy with Introduction by W. Hawkins Ferry, Hon A.I.A. (1980). Detroit Architecture A.I.A. Guide Revised Edition. Wayne State University Press. ISBN 0-8143-1651-4. 

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Architecture of metropolitan Detroit (partial listing)
Downtown towers with 25 or more floors Renaissance Center • Comerica Tower at Detroit Center • Penobscot Building • Cadillac Tower • Guardian Building • Book Tower • David Stott Building • David Broderick Tower • Millender Center Apartments • Westin Book-Cadillac Hotel • Sheraton Detroit Riverside Hotel • Buhl Building • Riverfront Tower I • Riverfront Tower II • Riverfront Tower III • Trolley Plaza • One Woodward Avenue • 211 West Fort Street • Patrick V. McNamara Federal Building • 150 West Jefferson • First National Building • 1001 Woodward • Detroit Edison Plaza • Sheraton Detroit Riverside Hotel
Downtown towers under 25 floors Dime Building • Water Board Building • Washington Boulevard Building •Blue Cross/Blue Shield Service Center • State of Michigan Plaza • Fort Shelby Hotel • Courtyard by Marriott - Downtown Detroit • Coleman A. Young Municipal Center • Penobscot Building Annex • David Whitney Building • Ford Building • Fyfe Building • AT&T Building • Lafayette Building • Industrial-Stevens Apartments • Compuware World Headquarters • Greektown Casino • MGM Grand Detroit • MotorCity Casino • Fort Washington Plaza • Metropolitan Building • Maccabees Building • Detroit Free Press Building • Chase Tower • Vinton Building • Kales Building • Grand Park Centre • United Artists Theatre Building • Michigan Central Station • One Kennedy Square • Fox Theatre • The Fillmore Detroit • Detroit Masonic Temple • Wayne County Building • Michigan Building • Detroit Athletic Club • Bankers Trust • Wright-Kay/Schwankovsky Temple of Music • Savoyard Centre
New Center and Metro Detroit Fisher Building • Cadillac Place • Jeffersonian Apartments • Lafayette Park • Frederick Douglass Homes • Southfield Town Center • American Center • Hyatt Regency Dearborn • Top of Troy • Chrysler Headquarters • Royal Park Hotel
Selected parks, museums, and libraries Belle Isle • Riverfront parks • Campus Martius • Washington Boulevard • Grand Circus • Cadillac Square • Metroparks • Detroit Institute of Arts • Museum of Contemporary Art • Museum of African American History • Detroit Public Library • Science Center • Detroit Zoo • Cranbrook • The Henry Ford • Meadowbrook Hall • Fair Lane • Edsel & Eleanor Ford House
Downtown buildings organized by street Washington Boulevard • Woodward Avenue • Griswold Street • Congress Street • Michigan Avenue • Shelby Street • Lafayette Street • Larned Street • State Street • Grand River Avenue • Adams Street • Jefferson Avenue • Cadillac Square • Randolph Street • Gratiot Avenue
:See also: List of tallest buildings in Detroit

Coordinates: 42°29′24″N, 83°17′56″W

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