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404 architects on record, Wayne County

The architects of Detroit

404 architects and firms left work in Detroit that we have on record, 1,107 buildings in all.

  1. Central United Methodist Church, The Central United Methodist Church in Detroit, Michigan (United States) Plate 1 Central United Methodist Church 1867, by Smith, Hinchman & Grylls, Detroit

    Photo: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

  2. St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church, Saint Joseph Catholic Church (Detroit, MI), exterior, quarter view Plate 2 St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church 1870, by Donaldson & Meier, Detroit

    Photo: Nheyob, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

  3. Ransom Gillis House, The Ransom Gillis House in Detroit, Michigan (United States) Plate 3 Ransom Gillis House 1876, by George D. Mason, Detroit

    Photo: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

  4. Cass Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church, The Cass Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church at 3910 Cass Avenue in Detroit, Michigan, United States, is listed on the US. Plate 4 Cass Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church 1883, by Malcomson & Higginbotham, Detroit

    Photo: Andrew Jameson at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

  5. Parke-Davis and Company Pharmaceutical Company Plant, Parke-Davis Plant in Detroit MI--building on the Detroit River Plate 5 Parke-Davis and Company Pharmaceutical Company Plant 1891, by Albert Kahn, Detroit

    Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

  6. Col. Frank J. Hecker House, The Col. Frank J. Hecker House in Detroit, Michigan, United States, seen here from across Woodward Avenue, is listed on... Plate 6 Col. Frank J. Hecker House 1892, by Louis Kamper, Detroit

    Photo: Andrew Jameson at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Built by decade, every work on record
Architects and firms
404
Works on record
1,107
Earliest work
1828
Drawn from
National Register of Historic Places, Wikidata, Wikipedia and Historic Detroit

Detroit at a glance

Albert Kahn leads with 104, the earliest the Parke-Davis and Company Pharmaceutical Company Plant in 1891. The record starts in 1828 with Michigan State Capitol, by Obed Wait. 890 of those buildings still stand, 217 are gone.

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