Happy 150th, Albert Kahn!

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Today we celebrate the 150th anniversary of Albert Kahn's birth on March 21, 1869. He was born in Rhaunen, Germany and came to the US in 1880.

He truly was the 'Architect of Detroit'. We know him for the Fisher Building, Packard Plant, Cadillac Place, Highland Park Ford Plant, Bonstelle Theatre, National Theatre, the Ford House, and so much more!

Here's the Wikipedia article to read more about him.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Kahn_[[architect)

Albert Kahn while very prolific IS NOT the architect of Detroit. Kahn designed somewhere in the neighborhood of 1,500 buildings in the metro. That is a miniscule number of the million plus buildings that have been built in the area over time. That inaccurate statement does a disservice to the 2,500 plus architects and architectural designers who worked in the city from the time Kahn opened his office in 1895 until his death in 1942. The city's fabulous architecture is due to their work, not the work of one architect! I wish Lowell would ban Wikipedia on here, the article on Kahn is so inaccurate its laughable. Just for reference William H. Kuni designed over 1,500 houses in the metro area and Smith, Hinchman & Grylls is well over 2,000.