Roosevelt Warehouse
| Roosevelt Warehouse | |
|---|---|
The Roosevelt warehouse Detroit school book depository building in August 2000, after being damaged by fire and abandoned. View from a taller adjacent building at night. Small trees are visible growing on the third floor beneath a hole in the roof. | |
| Alternative names | Detroit Public Schools Book Depository |
| General information | |
| Status | Detroit headquarters of New Lab |
| Type | Warehouse |
| Location | 14th & Marantette Street, Detroit, Michigan |
| Coordinates | 42°19′42″N 83°4′32″W / 42.32833°N 83.07556°W |
| Completed | 1926 |
| Renovated | 2019 - 2021 |
| Owner | Ford Motor Company |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Albert Kahn |
The Roosevelt Warehouse, more commonly known as the Detroit Public Schools Book Depository, is a building on 14th & Marantette Street in Detroit, Michigan. It is understood to have been designed by Albert Kahn and that it was originally a Post Office before being used as the Public Schools' surplus equipment depository. It is currently owned by Ford Motor Company, who renovated it as part of its new Michigan Central Mobility Innovation District, transforming it into an innovation center. The building is home to the Detroit headquarters of New Lab, a multi-disciplinary technology company.