National Register of Historic Places

Knapp, J.W., Company Building

Lansing, Ingham County, Michigan
Listed
May 20, 1983
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
83000851

About this property

The J.W. Knapp Company Building is a historic five-story, 190,000-square-foot (18,000 m2) Streamline Moderne building in Lansing, Michigan, United States. The building opened in 1939 as the Downtown Lansing location of the J.W. Knapp Company, a local department store chain which was in business until 1980. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983, and its interior was remodeled into offices for the State of Michigan, which occupied it until 2003. A subsequent renovation beginning in 2012 converted it to a mixed-use development featuring office space, ground-floor retail space, and apartments.

Location

300 S. Washington Ave.
Lansing, Ingham County, Michigan
42.73110, -84.55272

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Knapp, J.W., Company Building listed on the National Register?

Knapp, J.W., Company Building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 20, 1983.

What type of historic resource is Knapp, J.W., Company Building?

Knapp, J.W., Company Building is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Knapp, J.W., Company Building?

The period of significance for Knapp, J.W., Company Building is recorded as the industrial era.

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