Mellus Newspapers Building

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Mellus Newspapers Building

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Location 1661 Fort St., Lincoln Park, Michigan
Coordinates 42°15′6″N83°10′31″W / 42.25167°N 83.17528°W / 42.25167; -83.17528 Coordinates: 42°15′6″N83°10′31″W / 42.25167°N 83.17528°W / 42.25167; -83.17528
Area less than one acre
Built 1941
Architectural style Moderne
NRHP reference # 05000716 [1]
Added to NRHP July 20, 2005

The Mellus Newspapers Building was a commercial building located at 1661 Fort Street in Lincoln Park, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005, [1] and demolished in 2010. [2]

Lincoln Park, Michigan City in Michigan

Lincoln Park is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It lies in an area of cities and communities known as Downriver. The population was 38,144 at the 2010 census. The settlement was organized as a village in 1921, and reorganized as a city in 1925. The area was originally home to the Potawatomi Indians who ceded the land to a French settler, Pierre St. Cosme, in 1776. It developed as a bedroom community, providing homes to workers in the nearby steel mills and automobile plants of the Detroit area while having no industry within its bounds.

National Register of Historic Places federal list of historic sites in the United States

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History

In 1933, William S. Mellus founded the Lincoln Parker, a newspaper serving the city of Lincoln Park. [2] As the population of Lincoln Park grew, Mellus eventually needed more space, and in 1941 he constructed this building on Fort Street. [2] Mellus also published newspapers for other downriver communities: The Allen Parker, Ecorse Advertiser, Southgate Sentinel, Taylor Tribune and Riverview Sentinel. [3] In the 1950s, a two-story addition was constructed in the rear of the building, enlarging the space to 4080 square feet. [4] Mellus also expanded operations into the next-door Pollack Jewellery Building. [4] Mellus sold his newspaper chain to Panax Corp. in the early 1970s. The company remained in the building until 1986, when it merged with Heritage Newspapers. [3] The building was sold by the Mellus family in 1994. [4]

In 2009, the Mellus and the next-door Pollack was purchased by the Lincoln Park Downtown Development Authority for $93,000. [5] The Mellus Building was demolished in May 2010; a small park is planned for the lot. [5]

Description

The Mellus Newspapers Building had simple but distinguishing Art Deco characteristics exemplifying the application of these to a small commercial building. [2] The front facade was covered with white porcelain enamel panels, and the entryway was framed with curved glass block sections. Six steel casement windows faced the front. [2]

Art Deco Influential visual arts design style which first appeared in France during the 1920s

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Ren Farley. "Mellus Newspaper Building". Detroit1701.org. Retrieved July 20, 2010.
  3. 1 2 "Save the Mellus Newspapers Building". Lincoln Park Preservation Alliance. Retrieved July 20, 2010.[ permanent dead link ]
  4. 1 2 3 "Historic gem or eyesore? Lincoln Park preservation group seeks developers for Mellus Newspaper building". Hometown History Tours. July 27, 2009. Retrieved July 20, 2010.
  5. 1 2 Nate Stemen (May 15, 2010). "LINCOLN PARK: Mellus Newspapers' building demolished; small park planned for site (with video)". The News-Herald.
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