Worlds Largest Stove - Detroit, Michigan
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N 42° 26.439 W 083° 07.142
17T E 325719 N 4700878
Built by the Michigan Stove Company for the 1893 World’s Fair in Chicago, the World’s Largest Stove” weighed 15 tons and measured 25 feet high, 30 feet long and 20 feet wide.
Waymark Code: WM586R
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 11/26/2008
Views: 44
Located within the Michigan State Fairgrounds. I had to call to request access in the off-season. Go south from the Woodward Avenue entrance on Spartan Street. You can't miss it. There is an entry fee if you go during an event at the fairgrounds.
Original Name of Structure (during fair): The Worlds Largest Stove
Current Name of Structure: The Michigan Stove
Fair Name: 1893 World’s Fair in Chicago
Location: Detroit, Michigan
Year of Fair: 1893
Theme of Fair: Columbian Exposition
Website Proof: [Web Link]
Architect/Designer: Not listed
Website Reference: Not listed
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