Guardian Building

skyscraper in Michigan in the United States
Place skyscraper Q3079894
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Guardian Building

Summary

Guardian Building is a skyscraper[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of skyscraper entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (652 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Guardian Building is located in Detroit[3].
  • Guardian Building is in the country of United States[4].
  • Guardian Building's instance of is recorded as skyscraper[5].
  • Guardian Building's architect is recorded as Wirt C. Rowland[6].
  • Guardian Building's architectural style is recorded as Mayan Revival architecture[7].
  • Guardian Building is part of Detroit Financial District[8].
  • Guardian Building's Commons category is recorded as Guardian Building[9].
  • 1929 marks the founding of Guardian Building[10].
  • Guardian Building's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 42.329722, 'longitude': -83.045833}[11].
  • Guardian Building's official website is recorded as https://www.guardianbuilding.com/[12].
  • Guardian Building's floors above ground is recorded as {'amount': '+40'}[13].
  • Guardian Building's heritage designation is recorded as National Historic Landmark[14].
  • Guardian Building's heritage designation is recorded as National Register of Historic Places contributing property[15].
  • Guardian Building's heritage designation is recorded as National Register of Historic Places listed place[16].

Body

Geography

Guardian Building is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Detroit[3]. It is part of Detroit Financial District[8].

Designation and Status

Guardian Building's instance of is recorded as skyscraper[5]. Heritage statuses include National Historic Landmark[14], National Register of Historic Places contributing property[15], and National Register of Historic Places listed place[16].

History and Context

1929 marks the founding of Guardian Building[10].

Why It Matters

Guardian Building ranks in the top 9% of skyscraper entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (652 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Guardian Building. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/guardian-building
MLA “Guardian Building.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/guardian-building.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_guardian-building_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Guardian Building}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/guardian-building}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 13d ago · IdeasMagnet · 2026-09-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Openstreetmap way id 330839648
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P10689]]: 330839648, Adding OSM way id claim from wikidata tag on way/330839648 in United States"
  2. 18d ago · H-eros-mus-tri-se · 2026-09-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image Guardian Building 2025.jpg
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P18]]: Guardian Building 2025.jpg"
  3. 20w ago · Ikan · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Floors above ground {'amount': '+40'}
    Architect Wirt C. Rowland
    Inception
    Wolfram language entity code Entity["Building", "GuardianBuilding::6482n"]
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P4839]]: Entity["Building", "GuardianBuilding::6482n"], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257096|batch #257096]]"
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