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Designed by notable architect Albert Kahn in 1928, the Abington spent many decades as a long-term stay hotel during Detroit’s heyday as the world leader in auto manufacturing. The Abington was designed as a “distinctive apartment hotel” equipped with all of the luxuries that well-heeled professionals hailing from New York and other metropolitan areas expected. With amenities like clothes presses, garbage incinerators, and electrically equipped kitchens, the Abington’s multi-room suites provided a convenient home for bachelors and unmarried ladies, as well as those traveling to Detroit on extended business trips. The building is registered as a historic place and in its renovation, care was taken to preserve or recreate architectural details throughout the lobby and corridors.