Formerly known as the Royal Palm, it is one of three hotels located on Park Avenue and designed by Louis Kamper[2] for Lew Tuller;[3] the other two are the Eddystone at 100 Sproat St. and the Park Avenue at 2643. All three are on the National Register of Historic Places. The Royal Palm, confusingly, took the name of the Park Avenue Hotel at some point.[4]
The Royal Palm is the oldest hotel in the downtown Detroit area, and operated continuously as a hotel until its conversion to a high-rise residential building named the Park Avenue House.[3][5] The Royal Palm is one three original hotels built by Lew Tuller; the others are the Park Avenue and the Eddystone located in Midtown.
The Royal Palm is a thirteen-story hotel with Italian Renaissance details; the building features unusual packeted bay windows.[2] It is located within the Park Avenue Historic District; the entrance faces Park Avenue.[3] Although the building has undergone some alterations, it is generally in excellent condition.[3] The Town Pump Tavern is located on the ground floor of the building.[6]
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