Michigan State Fair Riding Coliseum, Dairy Cattle Building, and Agricultural Building

Michigan State Fair Riding Coliseum, Dairy Cattle Building, and Agricultural Building
Coliseum and Agricultural Building at the Michigan State Fair
Location Detroit, Michigan
Coordinates 42°26′36″N 83°7′3″W / 42.44333°N 83.11750°W / 42.44333; -83.11750Coordinates: 42°26′36″N 83°7′3″W / 42.44333°N 83.11750°W / 42.44333; -83.11750
Built 1922
Architect Lynn W. Fry
Architectural style Other
NRHP Reference # 80001925[1]
Added to NRHP June 06, 1980

The Michigan State Fair Riding Coliseum, Dairy Cattle Building, and Agricultural Building are three buildings located on the grounds of the Michigan State Fair in Detroit, Michigan. They were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]

History

The Riding Coliseum, Dairy Cattle Building, and Agricultural Building were likely designed by the same architect, Lynn W. Fry of the State Building Department.[2] The three buildings were constructed in two year intervals in 1922, 1924, and 1926.[2] All three are similar in appearance, being Neo-Classical Revival, white stuccoed buildings sitting on high red brick foundations.[2] They are fine examples of the Classically inspired exhibition architecture popularized by the World Fair exhibitions of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.[2]

Name Image Date Built Architectural Style
Agricultural Building 1926 Neo-Classical Revival
Riding Coliseum 1922 Neo-Classical Revival
Dairy Cattle Building 1924 Neo-Classical Revival

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References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Michigan State Fair Riding Coliseum, Dairy Cattle Building, and Agricultural Building from the state of Michigan
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