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11 Most Endangered
Madison-Lenox Hotel
Year Listed: 2004
Location: Detroit , Michigan
Current Status: Lost
Threat: Deterioration, Development, Neglect
Significance
One of Detroit's most significant remaining examples of turn-of-the-century downtown residential architecture may have a date with the wrecking ball. Built in 1901, the Madison-Lenox was a fashionable residential hotel until suburbanization and inner-city decline forced it to close. Today, more than a decade of abandonment has left the once-elegant building ravaged by vandalism and deterioration. But its stately design remains impressive, and its location at a critical point between two historic neighborhoods that are experiencing revitalization means that a restored Madison-Lenox could play an important role in the area's burgeoning renaissance. Damaged but salvageable, the Madison-Lenox is an opportunity waiting to be embraced, an asset too important to waste.
Updates
Despite the efforts of the National Trust and local preservation groups, the Madison-Lenox Hotel in Detroit, one of the 2004 America’s 11 Most Endangered Historic Places, was demolished to make room for a parking lot.
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