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Earl L. Confer

Architect, 1901 to 1968

Central Baptist Church, drawn from its recorded size and kind until a photo we may share turns up

Designer of Central Baptist Church, the church that went up in Detroit in 1942.

The story

Earl L. Confer was born in 1901 and died in 1968. Confer's mark on Metro Detroit is Central Baptist Church, a church in Detroit, finished in 1942. Built in the decade Detroit earned the name Arsenal of Democracy, it has stood for 84 years.

Go see Central Baptist Church at 15170 Archdale St for yourself.

Earl L. Confer's work in Metro Detroit

Where the work stands

Sources

The facts on Earl L. Confer come from Historic Detroit; Rebuild Detroit wrote the story above from them, and each photo names its license.