Elliott-Larsen Building

State Office Building
Elliott-Larsen Building is located in Michigan
Elliott-Larsen Building
Elliott-Larsen Building is located in the United States
Elliott-Larsen Building
Location320 S. Walnut St., Lansing, Michigan
Coordinates42°43′50″N 84°33′28″W / 42.73056°N 84.55778°W / 42.73056; -84.55778
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1919 (1919)
ArchitectEdwyn Albert Bowd
Architectural styleClassical Revival
NRHP reference No.84001432[1]
Added to NRHPMay 17, 1984

The Elliott-Larsen Building is a state government office in downtown Lansing, Michigan, named after Democratic State Representative Daisy Elliott and Republican State Representative Melvin Larsen, primary sponsors of the Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act. It was formerly known as the Lewis Cass Building, named after territorial governor Lewis Cass. It is the Michigan state government's oldest standing office building. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places as "State Office Building" in 1984.[1]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.