Grand Circus Park Historic District contains the 5-acre (2.0 ha) Grand Circus Park in downtown Detroit, Michigan that connects the theatre district with its financial district. It is bisected by Woodward Avenue, four blocks north of Campus Martius Park, and is roughly bounded by Clifford, John R. and Adams Streets. The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. The building at 25 W. Elizabeth was added to the district in 2000.
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