National Register of Historic Places

Penfil Apartments

Lansing, Ingham County, Michigan
Listed
October 16, 1990
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
90001654

About this property

Penfil Apartments is an apartment building located at 108-110 South Hosmer Street in Lansing, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. It is one of the few apartment buildings in Lansing constructed prior to World War II. Joseph Penfil was a Lansing businessman who managed a number of small businesses in Lansing in the 1920s and 30s. In 1923, he hired the local architectural firm of Brezner & Gay to design this apartment building. It was constructed in 1923–24 on the site which previously held his house. The Great Depression took a toll on Penfil, and he lost control of the apartment building, which was renamed the Ruel Apartments in 1933. The Penfil Apartments is a 3+1⁄2-story red brick Italian Renaissance Revival building with a flat roof, constructed in a symmetrical U-shape with the entrance in the interior courtyard. Large windows are at the lower level, with a water table above. A course of soldier bricks is above the water table, with two more below and above the third floor windows. Basketweave bricks are at the top of the facade.

Location

108--110 S. Hosmer St.
Lansing, Ingham County, Michigan
42.73311, -84.54153

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When was Penfil Apartments listed on the National Register?

Penfil Apartments was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 16, 1990.

What type of historic resource is Penfil Apartments?

Penfil Apartments is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Penfil Apartments?

The period of significance for Penfil Apartments is recorded as the industrial era.

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