Hilzinger Block

Hilzinger Block
Location 106-110 S. Main St., Royal Oak, Michigan
Coordinates 42°29′23″N 83°8′41″W / 42.48972°N 83.14472°W / 42.48972; -83.14472Coordinates: 42°29′23″N 83°8′41″W / 42.48972°N 83.14472°W / 42.48972; -83.14472
Area less than one acre
Built 1925 (1925)
NRHP Reference # 06000403[1]
Added to NRHP May 17, 2006

The Hilzinger Block is a commercial building located at 106-110 South Main Street in Royal Oak, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.[1]

History

The Hilzinger Block building was completed in 1925 as the Hilzinger Hardware Store.[2] for Albert Hilzinger.[3] Hilzinger's sons, Raymond and Franklin, took over the business in the 1950s, and ran it as the Hilzinger Brothers Hardware Store until 2002,[3] after which the building was vacant for a time.[4] The building was renovated numerous times, including a 1963 renovation that covered the external facade with sheet metal.[4] The building was purchased in 2003 by 2mission,[5] who rehabilitated the building and restored the original brick facade,[2] and brought in five tenants to the building.[5]

Description

The Hilzinger Block is a 12000 square feet, two story brick building.[2] The current facade is similar to the original, and includes an unusual multi-light transom over the first-floor storefronts that was re-created from old photographs.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 3 "Hilzinger Restoration". HF Architecture. Retrieved August 30, 2013.
  3. 1 2 Judy Davids (June 4, 2011). "Royal Oak Hardware Store Owner Recalls Selling Kevorkian Supplies for Suicide Machine". Royal Oak Patch.
  4. 1 2 3 Robert O. Christensen, Hilzinger Block (PDF), Michigan SHPO, retrieved August 30, 2013
  5. 1 2 "110-116 S.Main St. Royal Oak". 2mision Design and Development. Retrieved August 30, 2013.


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