Cass Park Historic District

Historic district in Michigan, United States

United States historic place

Cass Park Historic District

U.S. National Register of Historic Places

U.S. Historic district

Temple Street north of Cass Park. The Detroit Masonic Temple is in the midground

Location| Temple, Ledyard, and 2nd Sts, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Coordinates| 42°20′25″N 83°3′35″W﻿ / ﻿42.34028°N 83.05972°W﻿ / 42.34028; -83.05972
Architect| Ellington & Weston; et al.
Architectural style| Classical Revival, Art Deco
NRHP reference No.| 04001580[1]
Added to NRHP| February 2, 2005

The Cass Park Historic District is a historic district in Midtown Detroit, Michigan, consisting of 25 buildings along the streets of Temple, Ledyard, and 2nd, surrounding Cass Park.[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005[1] and designated a city of Detroit historic district in 2016.[3]

## History[edit]

The area surrounding Cass Park was originally laid out as part of a French ribbon farm extending from the Detroit River. Lewis Cass, the park's namesake, purchased the farm in 1816 when he moved to the area. He constructed a house on Larned Street between First and Second Avenues, and in 1840 a larger house on the northwest corner of Fort and Cass Streets. Starting in 1836, Cass began subdividing his land, platting lots between Larned and the river. Over the next 30 years, Cass platted more northerly sections of his claim. The area that now encompasses the Cass Park Historic District began to be sold as lots after 1859. In 1860, Cass deeded a section of land to the city of Detroit, bounded by Second, Ledyard, Cass and Bagg (now Temple), to be used as a public park.[2]

In 1863, the Detroit City Railway Company began streetcar service Along Woodward Avenue, only a few blocks away from Cass Park. The streetcar service spurred development northward along Woodward, including the Cass Park area. The area soon became a fashionable suburb of the city. In 1875, the city landscaped Cass Park, planting a number of new trees. By the 1880s, some of Detroit's most prominent citizens lived along the park, including James Vernor, E. W. Voigt, and John H. Avery. Avery's house at 457 Ledyard is the only residence remaining from this period within the district.[2]

The Cass Park area continued to be a fashionable address into the 1900s. However, the 1890s saw the introduction of upscale apartment buildings. In 1895, the Alhambra Flats at 100–112 Temple and The Marlborouh Flats 2537 Second (demolished in 1940s) was constructed, followed in 1905 by the Cromwell Flats at 2942 Second, and in 1908 by the Ansonia Flats at 2909 Second. As Detroit continued developing, apartment buildings with smaller but more numerous units began to appear, including the Manhattan Apartments at 2966 Second in 1905, and the Altadena Apartments at 2952 Second in 1911. This marked a transformation of the Cass Park area, as the single family homes surrounding the park were replaced with apartment buildings to house the city's expanding population. By 1925, a number of new apartment buildings had been constructed.[2]

In addition, by the early 1920s, the business development of the city center reached into the Cass Park area, with businesses constructing their headquarters near the park. The first one of these was the Standard Accident Insurance Company, who built their headquarters at 640 Temple in 1921. Also by 1920, the city's Freemasonry had purchased a plot of land on what is now Temple Avenue to construct a new building, replacing the lodge on Lafayette which the organizations had outgrown. Construction on the Detroit Masonic Temple, the largest building in the district, began in 1920 and was completed in 1926. The Knights of Pythias followed suit, building a headquarters adjacent to the Masonic Temple in 1926. In 1927, the S. S. Kresge Corporation built its World Headquarters along the park.[2]

Smaller businesses located along the more heavily traveled Cass Avenue near the Park. A number of structures were constructed in this area, including a commercial building housing the Lasky Corporation at 146–166 Temple in 1923, the Will Mar Garage at 131 Temple in 1924, and a film exchange building at 479 Ledyard in 1936. During World War II the city's exploding population caused apartment owners in the area to subdivide their units to house the influx of workers.[2]

After the war, the Cass Park area declined economically, with the apartment buildings being further divided into substandard units. Many buildings fell into disrepair or were abandoned. During the 1950s-1970s the Cass Park area became one of the most economically depressed neighborhoods of the city, and a number of charitable organizations moved into the area. In 1955, the Episcopal Diocese of Detroit constructed the Mariners Inn at 445 Ledyard as a shelter and treatment center for alcoholic sailors. The construction of Interstate 75 in Michigan, cutting off the park from downtown, hastened the decline of the neighborhood. Businesses moved into the suburbs, and the buildings left behind were taken over by nonprofit organizations, abandoned, or razed.[2]

* Residence of George Orville Robinson in the north corner of Cass and Ledyard, was built in 1876 and designed by Henry T Brush, was demolished in 1940s.

* Residence of David Ward in the southwest corner of Cass and Temple, was built in 1864 and demolished in 1940s.

* Residence of James S Vernor, 648 Temple, built in 1869 and demolished in 1920.

* Residence of S.F Hodges in 628 Henry, was built in 1869 and demolished in 1928/29.

* Residence of Edward W Voigt, in the southeast corner of Second and Ledyard, was built in 1884 and designed by Julius Hess, was demolished in 1955.

* Residence of John B Wayne, in 2781 Second, was built in 1876 and demolished in 1929 for the Kresge Building.

* Cass Avenue Baptist Church, built in 1873 and designed by Mortimer L Smith, was demolished in 1925 for the Fort Wayne Hotel.

## Description[edit]

Cass Tech from across Cass Park

The Cass Park Historic District includes Cass Park, a formal square with angled paths and scattered statues,[4] as well as various commercial headquarters buildings, apartment buildings, the monumental Detroit Masonic Temple and other structures surrounding the park.[5] Cass Park is a landscaped green space, containing abundant trees, park benches and modern, multi-color playground equipment. A fountain was once in the center of the park. A statue of Robert Burns, sculpted by George Anderson Lawson in 1921, is located at the north side of the park, facing the Masonic Temple. The new Cass Technical High School is located just to the south of the park, and various other buildings, all of which are contained within this historic district, surround and frame the park space.[2]

The national designation includes 25 buildings, two of which are demolished (the Adams Apartments and Williams Apartments) and two of which are classified as non-contributing to the district (Park Plaza and the Cass Park Baptist Center). The city of Detroit designation includes 19 of the 25 buildings included in the national designation, excepting the four demolished and non-contributing structures, as well as the Mariners Inn and the Will Mar Garage. Two of the buildings in the district (the S.S. Kresge Company Headquarters and the Detroit Masonic Temple) are individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

The buildings in the district include:[2]

### South of Cass Park[edit]

* Mariners Inn, 445 Ledyard: This two-story, rectangular brick office building was designed by architect Charles Vogel for the Episcopal Church to house sailors who had substance abuse problems. It was constructed in 1955 and is still in use. The Mariner's Inn is not included in the city historic district designation.
* John H. Avery House, 457 Ledyard: This 3+1⁄2-story, three-bay-wide, red-brick Italianate house with a flat roof was constructed in 1878, with the upper floor likely added in about 1905. It was constructed for prominent businessman John H. Avery, son of lumber baron Newell Avery. It is one of the few remaining single family homes in the area and the only one in the district. The front facade has elaborate carved stone hoods over the first and second floor windows, with a denticulated stringcourse separating the lower floors from the later third floor addition.
* Michigan Chronicle, 479 Ledyard: This two-story, three-bay, brick office building was constructed in 1936 by builder H.G. Winter as a film exchange building. In the 1960s the building became the home of the Michigan Chronicle, the first paper in Detroit owned and operated by African-Americans. The building has an Art Moderne limestone facade with large metal-framed windows separated by ridged vertical piers.
* Park Plaza, 2560 Second: This four-story building was constructed in 1956, A.J. Etkin as the Park Plaza Motor Hotel, containing 10 ten apartments and 58 single rooms. In 1971, the building was converted to the Park Plaza Home for the Aged and an addition was constructed. The facade is white brick, with red brick in end walls. The Park Plaza is a non-contributing structure, and is not included in the city historic district designation.

### West of Cass Park[edit]

S. S. Kresge World Headquarters

* S.S. Kresge Company / Metropolitan Center for High Technology, 2727 Second: This is a 5+1⁄2-story, brick and limestone Art Deco office building designed by Albert Kahn and built in 1928–30. Kresge used these offices until the firm moved to suburban Troy in 1972.[6] For some years after that, the building was used by the Detroit Institute of Technology. The broad facade fronts on the entire western side of Cass Park. The symmetric building has a projecting 5+1⁄2-story central section flanked by four-story wings with projecting ends.

### East of Cass Park[edit]

* Cass Park Baptist Center, 2700 Second: This is a two-story yellow brick building with a recessed corner entrance constructed in 1966. The Cass Park Baptist Center is a non-contributing structure, and is not included in the city historic district designation. It was demolished in 2017
* Cass Park Apartments, 2714 Second: This 4+1⁄2-story brown brick apartment building, three bays wide, was constructed in 1914, and originally contained 37 units. The vernacular Georgian Revival / Arts and Crafts facade has a central portico running the height of the building, tiered with balconies.
* Adams Apartments/Martin Apartments, 2764 Second: This was a 4+1⁄2-story, three-bay, brown brick apartment building constructed in 1916 and holding 36 units. The center bay, recessed between flanking bays, held an arched entryway. The Adams Apartments has been demolished, and is not included in the city historic district designation. It was demolished in 2005.

### North of Cass Park[edit]

Detroit Masonic Temple

* Fort Wayne Hotel / American Hotel, 400–426 Temple : This 11-story, brown-brick and terra cotta building was designed by Ellington and Weston and constructed in 1926 as a lodge headquarters and hotel for the Knights of Pythias. The first and second floors are finished in smooth ashlar and a decorative string of red and blue terra cotta tiles separate the ninth and tenth stories. The upper two stories have decorative stone surrounds.
* William Apartments / Temple Towers, 439 Temple: This 6+1⁄2-story, U-shaped, brown brick and masonry apartment building was designed by Joseph P. Jogerst, and constructed in 1915. It originally held 60 units. The basement level was concrete block, the first floor was faced with smooth ashlar, and the upper floors had two three-sided window. bays. The William Apartments has been demolished, and is not included in the city historic district designation. It was demolished in 2006.
* Detroit Masonic Temple, 500 Temple: This English Gothic building was designed by George D. Mason, and construction began in 1922. It is the largest Masonic Temple in the world, extremely ornate and structurally complex. The Temple consists of three separate buildings, unified by their exterior details: the fourteen-story Ritualistic Building, the ten-story Shrine Club, and the seven-story Auditorium Building connecting the other two. All three buildings are sheathed in Indiana limestone sculptural details by Corrado Parducci.
* Standard Accident Insurance Building / Wayne County Department of Social Services, 640 Temple: This eight-story, seven-bay, Classical Revival brick and stone office building was designed by Albert Kahn and constructed in 1920. The first and second floors have sets of three double hung windows separated by stone pilasters. The upper floors have sets of two 1/1 double hung windows.
* Ansonia Flats / Ansonia Apartments, 2901–23 Second: This 4+1⁄2-story yellow brick apartment building was constructed in 1908, and originally held 20 luxury units. It is divided into three separate sections with three separate entrances. Two entrances are on Second and the third is on Temple. The Georgian Revival facade contains multiple bays, giving it an undulating form. The Temple facade has three bow front bays with a semi-octagonal corner bay. The Second facade has three round bays and one square bay.
* Boulevard Hotel, 2931–33 Second: This 3+1⁄2-story, brown brick apartment building, was constructed in 1924, and originally had 36 units. The Craftsman-style structure is five bays wide, with a central entrance bay flanked by two projecting bays topped by Flemish gables.
* Cromwell Flats / Cromwell Apartments, 2942 Second: This 3+1⁄2-story brown brick apartment building was designed by Almon C. Varney and constructed in 1904. The building is three bays wide, with a central entrance bay flanked by three-sided window bays containing alternating bands of brick and stone. The Cromwell is one of three buildings, along with the Altadena Apartments and Manhattan Apartments, that located together and constructed with closely matching setback and design.
* Altadena Apartments, 2952–58 Second: This 4+1⁄2-story, brown brick apartment building was designed by Pollmar & Ropes and constructed in 1911. It originally contained 12 units. It has two entrances, and two three-sided window bays running from the second to the fourth floor on each end of the building.
* Manhattan Apartments, 2966–72 Second: This 4+1⁄2-story, brown brick apartment building was designed by Pollmar & Ropes and constructed in 1905. It has a center entrance bay flanked by two three-sided window bays running from the second to the fourth floor. Design details include metal spandrels painted green within the window bays, a cornice with quatrefoil inset details, and a battlemented parapet.
* Wilburne Apartments, 487 Charlotte: This 3+1⁄2-story, three-bay, yellow brick apartment building contains 32 units, and is now known as the Vernon Murphy Apartments. It was constructed in 1916 in a Renaissance Revival and Arts and Crafts style, with a recessed, arched entrance, and a wide hipped roof supported by brackets and rafter tails.

### On / East of Cass Avenue[edit]

* Temple Bar, 2906–14 Cass Avenue: A single-story brick commercial building constructed in 1925. The storefront was updated in 1941 with a streamlined Art Moderne look. The front facade has two entrance doorways set back between curved glass block windows.
* 2930 Cass Avenue: A three-story brown brick commercial building with four bays, constructed in 1915 by Albert G. Riesterer to house his drug store. Ten apartments were located on the upper floors. The first floor has a storefront and entrance to the upstairs apartments; there are identical fanlights in the transom above the storefront and above the apartment entrance. Panels of green tile line the parapet at the top of the building.
* 2949 Cass Avenue: This two-story, three-bay, reinforced concrete commercial building faced with red brick was designed by Albert Kahn and built in 1922 as a film exchange building. The three bays are divided by projecting piers.
* Alhambra Flats / The Embassy, 100–112 Temple: This six-story, brick and stone, Romanesque Revival apartment building, was designed by William S Joy and constructed in 1895. The first and second floors of the main facades are faced with rock-faced stone, while the upped floors are faced with pink brick. Entryways are covered with heavy rounded arches. The second through sixth floors have rounded bays on the corners and a three-sided bay in the center of the south facade, along with a bay consisting of recessed open porches in each facade.
* Will Mar Garage, 131 Temple: This two-story brick and reinforced concrete garage was constructed in 1924. It has a central entrance flanked by large window openings, and a truck bay at the building end. Will Mar Garage is not included in the city historic district designation. It was demolished in 2017.
* The Alden, 145 Temple: This 3+1⁄2-story brick Renaissance Revival apartment building was constructed in 1922 by George P. Rogers. The original building contained 22 units, but an addition constructed six months later held an additional 20 units. The limestone front facade contains a Classic door surround with stylized columns. The first floor has arched window openings with French doors.
* 146–166 Temple: This three-story, reinforced concrete Classical Revival commercial building was constructed in 1923. The first floor contains storefronts, while the window groups in the floors above are separated by pilasters that span both stories.

## See also[edit]

* Michigan portal

* Cass Corridor
* Cass-Davenport Historic District

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
2. ^ a b c d e f g h i Marilyn Florek (April 2004), NATlONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES REGISTRATION FORM: Cass Park Historic District
3. ^ Louis Aguilar (April 20, 2016), "Cass Park Historic District finally approved", The Detroit News
4. ^ Kelli B. Kavanaugh, "Cass Park Prospects," ModelD, January 8, 2008.
5. ^ Cass Park Historic District from the State Historic Preservation Office.
6. ^ S. S. Kresge World Headquarters Building from Detroit1701.org

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Midtown Detroit

Areas|

* Brush Park
* Cass Farm Multiple Property Submission
* Cass Corridor
* Cass-Davenport Historic District
* Cass Park Historic District
* Cultural Center Historic District
* East Ferry Avenue Historic District

Education|

* Wayne State University (More information)
* Detroit Public Library Main Library
* Detroit Public Schools
* Cass Tech
* UPA Middle and UPSM Middle
* Jefferson Intermediate School
* Detroit Institute of Technology (closed)

| Former K–12 school buildings|

* Clay School
* Saints Peter and Paul Academy

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Hospitals|

* Detroit Medical Center
* Children's Hospital of Michigan
* Detroit Receiving Hospital
* Harper University Hospital
* Hutzel Women's Hospital

Museums|

* Detroit Historical Museum
* Detroit Institute of Arts
* Michigan Science Center
* Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History

Clubs|

* Detroit Masonic Temple
* Scarab Club

Residences|

| Single family houses|

* William C. Boydell House
* Charles Lang Freer House
* Bernard Ginsburg House
* Robert M. and Matilda (Kitch) Grindley House
* Col. Frank J. Hecker House
* Hudson-Evans House
* Mulford T. Hunter House
* Inn at 97 Winder
* Albert Kahn House
* George W. Loomer House
* Perry McAdow House
* Samuel L. Smith House
* Thomas S. Sprague House
* Herman Strasburg House
* Elisha Taylor House
* David Whitney House

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Multifamily houses|

* 2643 Park Avenue
* Belcrest Apartments
* Chatsworth Apartments
* Coronado Apartments
* Eddystone
* Garfield Lofts
* Lancaster and Waumbek Apartments
* League of Catholic Women Building
* Milner Arms Apartments
* Helen Newberry Nurses Home
* The Park Shelton
* Santa Fe Apartments
* Stuberstone Lofts
* Thompson Home
* Verona Apartments

Religion|

* Cass Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church
* Cathedral Church of St. Paul
* Chapel of St. Theresa-the Little Flower
* First Congregational Church
* First Presbyterian Church
* First Unitarian Church of Detroit
* Saint Andrew's Memorial Episcopal Church
* Temple Beth-El

Utility buildings|

* Willis Avenue Station

Commercial buildings|

* Architects Building
* Cass Motor Sales
* Detroit-Columbia Central Office Building
* Graybar Electric Company Building
* Russell Industrial Center

Public facilities|

* Dunbar Hospital
* Majestic Theater
* Garden Bowl
* Orchestra Hall
* Little Caesars Arena

This list is incomplete.

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Neighborhoods in Detroit

Downtown|

* Bricktown
* Broadway Avenue
* Campus Martius
* Capitol Park
* Chinatown
* Downtown
* Financial District
* Greektown
* Grand Circus Park
* Griswold Street
* West Jefferson Avenue
* Monroe Avenue
* Park Avenue
* Randolph Street
* Riverfront Condominiums
* Washington Boulevard
* Lower Woodward Avenue
* Woodward Avenue

Wayne State University
Midtown|

* Art Center
* Brush Park
* Cass Corridor
* Cass-Davenport
* Cass Park
* Cultural Center
* Medical Center
* East Ferry Avenue
* Jeffries
* Midtown
* Midtown Woodward
* Sugar Hill
* University–Cultural Center
* Wayne State University
* Warren-Prentis
* West Canfield
* Willis-Selden
* Woodbridge
* Woodward East
* Woodward Avenue

New Center|

* Alden Park
* Arden Park-East Boston
* Atkinson Avenue
* Boston-Edison
* Henry Ford Hospital
* New Amsterdam
* New Center
* Piquette Avenue
* Virginia Park
* Woodward Avenue

University of Detroit Mercy
North|

* Chaldean Town
* Detroit Golf Club
* State Fairgrounds
* Green Acres
* Highland Park
* Martin Park
* Palmer Park Apartments
* Palmer Park Blvd.
* Palmer Woods
* Sherwood Forest
* University District
* University of Detroit Mercy

East|

| Upper|

* Chandler Park
* Conant Gardens
* East English Village
* Fox Creek
* Greenbriar
* Grixdale
* Hamtramck
* Highland Heights-Stevens' Sub.
* Krainz Woods
* Milwaukee Junction
* La Salle College Park
* Mohican Regent
* MorningSide
* North End
* Osborn
* Pulaski
* Ravendale
* Regent Park
* Van Steuban

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Central|

* Eastern Market
* Forest Park
* Poletown East

Lower|

* Barry Sub.
* Belle Isle Park
* Conner Creek
* East Grand Boulevard
* East Jefferson Avenue
* East Village
* Eastside Cemetery
* Elmwood Park
* English Village
* Gold Coast
* Indian Village
* Islandview
* Jefferson-Chalmers
* Lafayette Park
* McDougall-Hunt
* Marina Park
* Rivertown
* St. John Hospital
* Victoria Park
* West Village

West|

| Upper|

* Bagley
* Belmont
* Berg-Lahser
* Brightmoor
* Blackstone Park
* Castle Rouge
* Eight Mile Wyoming
* Eliza Howell
* The Eye
* Fitzgerald
* Five Points
* Grandmont # 1
* Grandmont - Rosedale
* LaSalle Gardens
* Minock Park
* NW Goldberg
* Oakman Boulevard
* Old Redford
* Petosky-Otsego
* Riverdale
* Russell Woods
* Rosedale Park
* Westwood Park

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Central|

* Aviation
* Barton-McFarland
* Briggs
* Castle Rouge
* Core City
* Fiskhorn
* Franklin Park
* Grandale
* Herman Gardens
* Littlefield
* Parkland
* Hubbard-Richard
* Warrendale
* Weatherby

Southwest|

* Boynton
* Carbon Works
* Delray
* Corktown
* Hubbard Farms
* North Corktown
* Mexicantown
* Michigan-Martin
* Millennium Village
* Oakwood Heights
* Springwells
* West Vernor-Junction
* West Vernor-Lawndale
* Westside Industrial

Historic Districts|

| Residential|

* Arden Park-East Boston
* Atkinson Avenue
* Boston-Edison
* Brush Park
* Corktown
* East Ferry
* East Grand Boulevard
* East Jefferson Avenue
* Highland Heights-Stevens' Sub.
* Indian Village
* Layafette Park
* Palmer Park Apartments
* Palmer Park Blvd.
* Palmer Woods
* Park Avenue
* Rosedale Park
* Sherwood Forest
* Virginia Park
* Warren-Prentis
* West Canfield
* West Village
* Willis-Selden
* Woodbridge
* Woodward East

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Mixed-use|

* Adams Street
* Broadway Avenue
* Capitol Park
* Cass Park
* Cass-Davenport
* Congress Street
* Cultural Center
* Eastern Market
* Eastside Cemetery
* Financial District
* Grand Boulevard
* Grand Circus Park
* Grand River Avenue
* Gratiot Avenue
* Griswold Street
* Greektown
* West Jefferson Avenue
* Jefferson Chalmers
* Larned Street
* Michigan Avenue
* Midtown Woodward
* Monroe Avenue
* New Amsterdam
* New Center
* Piquette Avenue
* Randolph Street
* Shelby Street
* State Street
* Sugar Hill
* University–Cultural Center
* Washington Boulevard
* Wayne State University
* West Vernor-Junction
* West Vernor-Lawndale
* West Vernor–Springwells
* Lower Woodward
* Woodward Avenue

See also: Historic homes in metropolitan Detroit

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Architecture of metropolitan Detroit

Skyscrapers|

| 10 tallest|

* Renaissance Center
* One Detroit Center
* Penobscot
* RenCen Towers 100-400
* Guardian
* Book Tower
* 150 West Jefferson

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20 tallest|

* Fisher
* Cadillac Tower
* Stott
* One Woodward Avenue
* McNamara Federal
* DTE Energy
* Broderick
* 211 West Fort
* Buhl
* Westin Book Cadillac Hotel
* Hollywood Casino

30 tallest|

* First National
* Cadillac Centre
* RenCen Towers 500-600
* 1001 Woodward
* Millender Center
* AT&T
* Chrysler House
* Jeffersonian
* Blue Cross Blue Shield
* Coleman A. Young Municipal Center

40 tallest|

* Penobscot Annex
* Lafayette East
* Riverfront Tower 300
* Riverfront Tower 200
* Whitney
* Washington Square
* Riverfront Tower 100
* Water Board
* Washington Boulevard

50 tallest|

* Riverside Hotel
* Fort Shelby Hotel
* Industrial-Stevens
* Ford
* Leland
* Fyfe
* Grand Park Centre
* Compuware
* United Artists Theatre
* Michigan Central Station
* Cadillac Place

60 tallest|

* MGM Grand Detroit
* MotorCity Casino Hotel
* The Qube
* Maccabees
* Fort Washington Plaza
* One Kennedy Square
* Detroit Free Press
* Metropolitan
* Wardell

70–195 tallest|

* Kales
* Masonic Temple
* Town Apartments
* Michigan Building
* Park Avenue House
* Penobscot Building (1905)
* 1212 Griswold
* Belcrest
* Griswold Building
* Harvard Square
* Professional Plaza Tower
* Vinton
* Detroit Building
* Fox Theatre
* Lawyers Building
* Levin United States Courthouse
* Marquette

New Center|

* Fisher
* Cadillac Place
* Argonaut Building
* Henry Ford Hospital
* New Center Building

East side

* Lafayette Park
* Jeffersonian
* Detroit Towers
* The Kean
* The Whittier
* Harbortown Apartments

Suburban|

* Southfield Town Center
* American Center
* Top of Troy
* Tower Plaza
* Adoba Hotel
* Parklane Towers
* Chrysler Headquarters

Low rise
under 10 stories
selected|

| Downtown|

* 411
* Bankers Trust
* Cass Building
* Detroit Athletic Club
* Detroit Club
* Detroit Cornice and Slate
* Fillmore
* Harmonie Centre
* Harmonie Club
* L. B. King
* Opera House
* Music Hall
* Merchants
* One Griswold Street
* Wayne County Building
* Wright-Kay
* Savoyard Centre

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Midtown|

* Orchestra Hall
* Metropolitan Center
* Phoenix Group
* Old Main
* Rackham Building
* McGregor Memorial Conference Center
* Verona
* Wayne State University Buildings
* Clay Office

North|

* University of Detroit Mercy
* Detroit Golf Club

East side|

* Alden Park Towers
* Brewery Park
* Coronado
* El Tovar
* Garden Court
* Milner Arms
* Riverwalk Hotel
* Pasadena

Suburban|

* Country Club of Detroit
* The Dearborn Inn
* GM Technical Center
* Royal Park Hotel
* Inn at St. John's
* Townsend Hotel

Parks and gardens|

* Belle Isle
* Cranbrook
* Campus Martius
* Grand Circus
* Metroparks
* Matthaei Botanical Gardens
* Riverfront parks
* Detroit Zoo

Museums and libraries|

* Cranbrook Educational Community
* Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History
* Detroit Historical Museum
* Detroit Institute of Arts
* Detroit Public Library
* Detroit Science Center
* Edsel and Eleanor Ford House
* Fair Lane
* Ford Piquette Avenue Plant
* The Henry Ford
* Meadowbrook Hall
* Pewabic Pottery
* Southfield Public Library
* University of Michigan Museum of Art

Religious landmarks|

* Religious landmarks

Performance centers|

* Theatres and performing arts venues

Neighborhood
Historic Districts|

| Residential|

* Arden Park-East Boston
* Atkinson Avenue
* Beverly Road
* Boston-Edison
* Brush Park
* Canton Township MPS
* Corktown
* East Ferry
* East Grand Boulevard
* East Jefferson Avenue
* Grosse Pointe
* Highland Heights-Stevens' Sub.
* Indian Village
* Layafette Park
* Northville
* Palmer Park Apartments
* Palmer Park Blvd.
* Palmer Woods
* Park Avenue
* Rosedale Gardens
* Rosedale Park
* Sherwood Forest
* Virginia Park
* Warren-Prentis
* West Canfield
* West Village
* Willis-Selden
* Woodbridge
* Woodward East
* (See also: Historic homes)

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Mixed-use|

* Adams Street
* Broadway Avenue
* Capitol Park
* Cass Park
* Cass-Davenport
* Congress Street
* Cultural Center
* Eastern Market
* Eastside Cemetery
* Financial District
* Grand Boulevard
* Grand Circus
* Grand River Avenue
* Gratiot Avenue
* Griswold Street
* Greektown
* West Jefferson Avenue
* Jefferson Chalmers
* Larned Street
* Michigan Avenue
* Monroe Avenue
* New Amsterdam
* New Center
* Piquette Avenue
* Randolph Street
* Shelby Street
* State Street
* Sugar Hill
* University–Cultural Center
* Washington Boulevard
* Wayne State University
* West Vernor-Junction
* West Vernor-Lawndale
* West Vernor-Springwells
* Lower Woodward
* Midtown Woodward
* Woodward Avenue

See also: List of tallest buildings in Detroit

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National Register of Historic Places in Wayne County, Michigan

Historic districts|

* Annapolis Park Historic District
* Arden Park–East Boston Historic District
* Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church
* Belle Isle Park
* Beverly Road Historic District
* Boston–Edison Historic District
* Broadway Avenue Historic District
* Brush Park Historic District
* Capitol Park Historic District
* Cass–Davenport Historic District
* Cass Park Historic District
* Cherry Hill Historic District
* Church of the Transfiguration Historic District
* Corktown Historic District
* Cultural Center Historic District
* Detroit Financial District
* Eastern Market Historic District
* East Ferry Avenue Historic District
* East Grand Boulevard Historic District
* East River Road Historic District
* Eastside Historic Cemetery District
* Fort Wayne
* Grand Circus Park Historic District
* Greektown Historic District
* Grosse Pointe Academy
* Grosse Pointe South High School
* Helen Newberry Nurses Home
* Highland Heights–Stevens' Subdivision Historic District
* Indian Village Historic District
* Jefferson–Chalmers Historic Business District
* Jefferson Intermediate School
* John and Edna Truesdell Fischer Farmstead
* Jos. Campau Historic District
* Louis G. Redstone Residential Historic District
* Lower Woodward Avenue Historic District
* Medbury's–Grove Lawn Subdivisions Historic District
* Midtown Woodward Historic District
* Michigan Avenue Historic Commercial District
* Monroe Avenue Commercial Buildings
* New Amsterdam Historic District
* New Center Commercial Historic District
* Northville Historic District
* Norwayne Historic District
* Palmer Park Apartment Building Historic District
* Palmer Park Boulevard Apartments District
* Palmer Woods Historic District
* Park Avenue Historic District
* Piquette Avenue Industrial Historic District
* Randolph Street Commercial Buildings Historic District
* Rosedale Gardens Historic District
* Rosedale Park Historic District
* St. Charles Borromeo Roman Catholic Parish Complex
* St. Florian Church
* Springwells Park Historic District
* Sugar Hill Historic District
* Virginia Park Historic District
* Warren–Prentis Historic District
* Washington Boulevard Historic District
* Wayne State University Buildings
* West Canfield Historic District
* West Vernor–Junction Historic District
* West Vernor–Lawndale Historic District
* West Vernor–Springwells Historic District
* West Village Historic District
* Willis–Selden Historic District
* Woodbridge Historic District
* Woodward East Historic District

Historic properties|

* Albert Kahn House
* Alden Park Towers
* Alexander Chapoton House
* Alexander Chene House
* Alger Theater
* Alpha House
* Amity Lodge No. 335 Temple — Spiritual Israel Church and Its Army Temple
* Antietam Street–Grand Trunk Railroad Bridge
* Architects Building
* Arthur M. Parker House
* Bagley Memorial Fountain
* Barlum Tower
* Belcrest Apartments
* Benjamin and Mary Ann Bradford House
* Bernard Ginsburg House
* Birwood Wall
* Carl E. and Alice Candler Schmidt House
* Carlton D. Wall House
* Cary Building
* Cass Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church
* Cass Motor Sales
* Cathedral Church of St. Paul Complex
* Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament
* Central United Methodist Church
* Central Woodward Christian Church
* Chapel of St. Theresa–the Little Flower
* Chatsworth Apartments
* Century Building and Little Theatre
* Charles G. Curtiss Sr. House
* Charles J. and Ingrid V. (Frendberg) Koebel House
* Charles Lang Freer House
* Charles Trombly House
* Charles Trowbridge House
* Checker Cab Taxi Garage and Office Building
* Chestnut Street–Grand Trunk Railroad Bridge
* Christ Church Chapel
* Christ Church, Detroit
* Col. Frank J. Hecker House
* Commandant's Quarters
* Coronado Apartments
* Croul–Palms House
* Crescent Brass and Pin Company Building
* David and Elizabeth Bell Boldman House
* David Whitney House
* Dearborn City Hall Complex
* Dearborn Inn and Colonial Homes
* Defer Elementary School
* Detroit Club
* Detroit–Columbia Central Office Building
* Detroit Cornice and Slate Company Building
* Detroit Edison Company Willis Avenue Station
* Detroit–Leland Hotel
* Detroit Masonic Temple
* Detroit Naval Armory
* Detroit News Complex
* Detroit Savings Bank Southwest Branch
* Detroit Yacht Club
* Dry Dock Engine Works–Detroit Dry Dock Company Complex
* Duane Doty School
* Dunbar Hospital
* East River Road–North Hickory Canal Bridge
* Eddystone Hotel
* Edmund Atkinson School
* Edwin Denby High School
* Edwin S. George Building
* Edson, Moore and Company Building
* Eighth Precinct Police Station
* Elisha Taylor House
* El Tovar Apartments
* Elwood Bar
* Elizabeth Cleveland Intermediate School
* Engine House No. 11
* Engine House No. 18
* Ephraim and Emma Woodworth Truesdell House
* Farwell Building
* Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Detroit Branch Building
* Ferry Street–Thorofare Canal Bridge
* Fisher and New Center Buildings
* First Baptist Church of Detroit
* First Congregational Church
* First Federal Building
* First Presbyterian Church
* First Unitarian Church of Detroit
* First United Methodist Church
* Ford–Bacon House
* Ford Valve Plant
* Fort Street Presbyterian Church
* Fort Shelby Hotel
* Fort Street–Pleasant Street and Norfolk & Western Railroad Viaduct
* Francis Palms Building & State Theater
* Franklin H. Walker House
* Frederick K. Stearns House
* Frederick Stearns Building
* Frederic M. Sibley Lumber Company Office Building
* Garden Bowl
* Garden Court Apartments
* General Motors Research Laboratory
* George and Mary Pine Smith House
* George P. MacNichol House
* George W. Loomer House
* Gethsemane Evangelical Lutheran Church
* Gibraltar Road–Waterway Canal Bridge
* Globe Tobacco Building
* Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church
* Grand Army of the Republic Building
* Grande Ballroom
* Graybar Electric Company Building
* Great Lakes Manor
* Greenfield Union School
* Greenmead Farms
* Griswold Building
* Grosse Pointe Memorial Church
* Grosse Pointe Central Library
* Grosse Pointe War Memorial
* Grosse Pointe Yacht Club
* Hamtramck Stadium
* Harmonie Centre (formerly the Breitmeyer–Tobin Building)
* Henry Ford Hospital
* Henry Ford Square House
* Henry W. Baker House
* Herman Strasburg House
* Hibbard Apartment Building
* Highland Park General Hospital
* Highland Park Presbyterian Church
* Hook and Ladder House No. 5–Detroit Fire Department Repair Shop
* Hotel Stevenson
* Hudson–Evans House
* Hunter House
* Hurlbut Memorial Gate
* Hull's Trace North Huron River Corduroy Segment
* James A. Garfield School
* Jefferson Avenue–Huron River and Harbin Drive–Silver Creek Canal Bridges
* Jefferson Hall
* Jerome H. Remick and Company Building
* John and Eliza Barr Patterson House
* John and Emma Lacey Eberts House
* John Harvey House
* John N. Bagley House
* John T. Woodhouse House
* Joseph Campau House
* Kingston Arms Apartments
* Lancaster and Waumbek Apartments
* Lawyers Building
* L. B. King and Company Building
* League of Catholic Women Building
* Lee Plaza Hotel
* Lewis Cass Technical High School
* Lilley Road–Lower Rouge River Bridge
* Lincoln Park Post Office
* Maccabees Building
* Majestic Theater
* Manchester Apartments
* Mariners' Church
* Marwood Apartments
* Marx House
* McKinley Elementary School
* Mellus Newspapers Building
* Merchants Building
* Metropolitan United Methodist Church
* Michigan Bell and Western Electric Warehouse
* Michigan Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument
* Michigan State Fair Riding Coliseum, Dairy Cattle Building, and Agricultural Building
* Moross House
* Mulford T. Hunter House
* Nacirema Club
* Nellie Leland School
* New Bethel Baptist Church
* North Woodward Congregational Church
* Orchestra Hall
* Orrin and Roxanne Fairman Kinyon House
* Orson Everitt House
* Ossian H. Sweet House
* Park Avenue House
* Parke-Davis and Company Pharmaceutical Company Plant
* Parke Lane Road–Thorofare Canal Bridge
* Pasadena Apartments
* Paul Harvey Deming House
* Penn Central Station
* Pere Gabriel Richard Elementary School
* Perry McAdow House
* Philetus W. Norris House
* Phillip and Maria Hasselbach Dingledey House
* Pilgrim and Puritan Apartment Complex
* Ponchartrain Apartments
* Pontchartrain Club/Town House Apartments
* Prentis Building and DeRoy Auditorium Complex
* Professional Plaza Tower
* Redford Theatre Building
* Redford Township District No. 5 School
* River Terrace Apartments
* Robert M. and Matilda (Kitch) Grindley House
* Rosa L. (McCauley) and Raymond Parks Flat
* Sacred Heart Major Seminary
* Sacred Heart Church
* St. Albertus Roman Catholic Church
* Saint Andrew's Memorial Episcopal Church
* Ste. Anne Roman Catholic Church Complex
* St. Bonaventure Monastery
* St. Boniface Roman Catholic Church
* St. Catherine of Siena Roman Catholic Church
* St. James Episcopal Church
* St. John's Episcopal Church
* St. John's–St. Luke's Evangelical Church
* St. Josaphat's Roman Catholic Church
* St. Joseph's Episcopal Church (1883)
* St. Joseph's Episcopal Church (1926)
* St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church
* Saint Paul Catholic Church Complex
* Saint Paul Manor Apartments
* Saints Peter and Paul Academy
* Saints Peter and Paul Church
* Saint Rita Apartments
* St. Stanislaus Bishop and Martyr Roman Catholic Church
* St. Theresa of Avila Roman Catholic Church
* St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church
* Samuel L. Smith House
* Santa Fe Apartments
* Scarab Club
* Second Baptist Church of Detroit
* Sheldon Inn
* Shrine of the Black Madonna of the Pan African Orthodox Christian Church
* Sibley House
* Sidney D. Miller Junior High and High School
* Somerset Apartments
* South Pointe Drive–Frenchman's Creek Bridge
* S. S. Kresge World Headquarters
* Starkweather School
* State Savings Bank
* Stuber–Stone Building
* Sweetest Heart Of Mary Roman Catholic Church
* Temple Baptist Church – King Solomon Baptist Church
* Temple Beth-El (Bonstelle Theatre)
* Temple Beth-El (Bethel Community Transformation Center)
* The Clay School
* The Harmonie Club
* The Kean
* The Palms
* The Players
* The Wardell
* Third Precinct Police Station
* Thomas and Isabella Moore Clyde House
* Thomas and Maria Blackman Bartlett House
* Thomas A. Parker House
* Thomas M. Cooley High School
* Thomas S. Sprague House
* Thompson Home
* Tiger Stadium
* Tivadar and Dorothy Balogh House
* Trinity Episcopal Church
* Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church Complex
* Trinity United Methodist Church
* Tushiyah United Hebrew School – Scott Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church
* US 12 Bridges
* U.S. Post Office, Court House, and Custom House
* United States Immigration Station
* United States Postal Service Roosevelt Park Station
* Vanity Ballroom Building
* Verona Apartments
* Vinton Building
* Waltz Road–Huron River Bridge
* Warren Motor Car Company Building
* Wayne County Building
* Weil and Company – Gabriel Richard Building
* West Jefferson Avenue–Rouge River Bridge
* West Side Dom Polski
* WGPR-TV Studio
* Whittier Hotel
* William and Margot Kessler House
* William B. and Mary Chase Stratton House
* William C. Boydell House
* William H. Wells House
* William Hawkins Ferry House
* Wilson Barn
* Wilson Theatre
* WJBK-TV Studios Building
* Women's City Club
* Woodward Avenue Presbyterian Church
* Wyandotte Odd Fellows Temple

National Historic Landmarks|

* Detroit Industry Murals
* Edsel and Eleanor Ford House (Gaukler Pointe)
* Fair Lane
* Fisher Building
* Ford Piquette Avenue Plant
* Ford River Rouge Complex
* Fox Theatre Building
* Highland Park Ford Plant
* General Motors Building
* Guardian Building
* Mies van der Rohe Residential District, Lafayette Park
* McGregor Memorial Conference Center
* Parke-Davis Research Laboratory
* Pewabic Pottery
* The Henry Ford

Former listings|

* Chateau Frontenac Apartments
* Dodge Mansion
* Grand Riviera Theater
* Harper Hospital
* Lincoln Motor Company Plant
* Columbia (steamboat)
* Ste. Claire (steamboat)
* Woodward Avenue Baptist Church

See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Wayne County, Michigan and List of National Historic Landmarks in Michigan
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