Bernard C. Wetzel
American architect, 1876 to 1952, born in Zilwaukee, Michigan, United States
Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church Complex leads Wetzel's work on record here, the church that went up in Detroit's Eastern Market in 1927, on the National Register since 1983. Another 4 of Wetzel's works are on record across Detroit, built from 1910 to 1929, each on the map below.
- works on record in Metro Detroit
- 5
- of work here, 1910 to 1929
- 19 years
- Detroit neighborhoods
- 4
Every Wetzel building here, side by side
All 5 of Wetzel's works on record, oldest at left. None has a height on record, so each is drawn at one standard size in the shape of its kind.
All 5 of Wetzel's works on record, oldest at left. None has a height on record, so each is drawn at one standard size in the shape of its kind.
Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church Complex
1927, Detroit, height not on record, drawn at one standard size
Still standing, photographed 2018
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The story
Bernard C. Wetzel lived from 1876 to 1952, a life that began in Zilwaukee, Michigan, United States, and Wikidata describes Wetzel as an American architect. The work that leads Wetzel's record here is Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church Complex, a church in Detroit's Eastern Market, finished in 1927 and listed on the National Register in 1983.
The record opens in 1910 with the Jacob C. Danziger House, during the boom years when the auto industry turned Detroit into one of the fastest growing cities in America, and closes in 1929 with Jackson Intermediate School. The 1920s were Wetzel's busiest decade here, with 3 works on record.
All 5 of Wetzel's works on record are still standing. In Detroit it reaches 4 neighborhoods, among them Indian Village, Eastern Market, and Fox Creek. To see Wetzel's work in person, start with the Jacob C. Danziger House at 1485 Burns St.
Bernard Christian Wetzel (March 18, 1876, July 12, 1952), was an American architect in Detroit, Michigan. He worked at various firms before establishing his own in 1907, B. C. Wetzel Company.
Every Wetzel work on record here
- Jacob C. Danziger House 1910, Detroit's Indian Village, Historic home Standing and open
- Julius L. Knack House 1916, Detroit's Indian Village, Historic home Standing and open
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Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Michigan
1924, Detroit's McDougall-Hunt, Building
Still standing, photographed 2022
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church Complex
1927, Detroit's Eastern Market, House of worship
Still standing, photographed 2018
Photo: Andrew Jameson at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Jackson Intermediate School 1929, Detroit's Fox Creek, School Standing, closed
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Where their buildings stand
5 works on the map
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- 4Works close together
5 works on the map
Where the work stands
In the Detroit Ledger
Photo credits
All 2 photos on Bernard C. Wetzel's page, each with its author, license and the original.
- The Historic Trinity Lutheran Church in Detroit, Michigan, United States, is listed on the US National Register of..., 2008 Photo: Andrew Jameson at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Michigan, across Gratiot Avenue, Detroit This is an image of a place or..., 2022 Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Sources
The facts on Bernard C. Wetzel come from Historic Detroit, Wikidata, and Wikipedia; Rebuild Detroit wrote the story above from them, and each photo names its license.