Theodore Levin United States Courthouse
Detroit, United States
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The Theodore Levin United States Courthouse, located at 231 West Lafayette Boulevard in downtown Detroit, is a 10-story Art Deco and Art Moderne structure completed in 1934 that occupies an entire downtown block. Built between 1932 and 1934, the limestone and granite edifice stands 56 meters tall and serves as the seat of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. Its main limestone façade rises above polished black stone, and eagle reliefs and governmental emblems crown the entrance. The building's interior features an open-center court above the second floor, while its seventh floor houses a notably lavish Romanesque-style Chief Judge's Courtroom—originally constructed in 1897, it was carefully disassembled, stored during construction, and reassembled in the new building at Chief Judge Arthur Tuttle's request. The courthouse is named after Theodore Levin, a lawyer and district judge who served as Chief Judge from 1959 to 1967.
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- Built
- Type
- courthouse
- Heritage
- National Register of Historic Places listed place, National Register of Historic Places contributing property
- Place
- Detroit, United States
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