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Elijah E. Myers

American architect, 1832 to 1909, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.

Helen Newberry Nurses Home, Detroit's Midtown Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Designer of the Helen Newberry Nurses Home, the house that was built in Detroit's Midtown, on the National Register since 2008. Another 3 of Myers' works are on record across 2 counties, built from 1878 to 1893, each on the map below.

works on record in Metro Detroit
4
of work here, 1878 to 1893
15 years
Detroit neighborhoods
3
notable works beyond Metro Detroit
10

Elijah E. Myers, here and around the world, by height

All 4 of Myers' works on record, with 4 of Myers' notable works elsewhere drawn paler, oldest at left. None has a height on record, so each is drawn at one standard size in the shape of its kind.

All 4 of Myers' works on record, with 3 of Myers' notable works elsewhere drawn paler, oldest at left. None has a height on record, so each is drawn at one standard size in the shape of its kind.

Helen Newberry Nurses Home

Detroit, height not on record, drawn at one standard size

No demolition on record

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The story

By Victoria Jackson, Editor in Chief Updated

Elijah E. Myers lived from 1832 to 1909, a life that began in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., and Wikidata describes Myers as an American architect. Of everything Myers designed here, the Helen Newberry Nurses Home leads the list, a house in Detroit's Midtown and listed on the National Register in 2008.

Outside Metro Detroit, Myers' work includes Old Grand Rapids City Hall in Grand Rapids, Michigan (1885), Texas State Capitol in Austin, Texas (1885), and Old City Hall in Richmond, Virginia (1894). Myers' work spreads across Wayne County and Oakland County.

In Detroit it reaches 3 neighborhoods, among them Elmwood Park, Medical Center, and Midtown. Of Myers' work here, the region has lost Harper Hospital (old), demolished in 1977 and Deaconess Hospital. Eastern Michigan Asylum Historic District and The Helen Newberry Nurses Home still stand.

A span of 15 years separates Eastern Michigan Asylum Historic District (1878) from Deaconess Hospital (1893), the first and last of Myers' works here. On Deaconess Hospital, Myers shares credit with Mildner & Eisen. Smith, Hinchman & Grylls is credited beside Myers on Eastern Michigan Asylum Historic District. Anyone tracing Myers' work can begin at Eastern Michigan Asylum Historic District at 140 Elizabeth Lake Rd and follow the map from there.

Elijah E. Myers (December 29, 1832, March 5, 1909) was an American architect of government buildings in the latter half of the 19th century, and the architect of three state capitols: the Michigan State Capitol, the Texas State Capitol, and the Colorado State Capitol. He also designed buildings in Mexico and Brazil.

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Elijah E. Myers' mark on Metro Detroit, building by building

Where their buildings stand

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4 works on the map

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4 works on the map

Beyond Metro Detroit

10 notable works by Elijah E. Myers in 9 places, from 1873 to 1894, as Wikidata lists them.

Who Myers worked with

Where the work stands

Photo credits

All 10 photos on Elijah E. Myers' page, each with its author, license and the original.

  1. Helen Newberry Nurses Home, Detroit MI. Designed by architect Elijah E. Myers Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  2. Photograph of Elijah E. Myers, undated Author: unknown, URL: http://www.colorado.gov/dpa/doit/archives/cap/myers.htm... Photo: public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
  3. Asylum, Pontiac MI, 1912 Photo: public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
  4. Old Grand Rapids City Hall Photo: public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
  5. Texas State Capitol Photo: Daniel Mayer, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  6. Old City Hall Photo: Katherine Wetzel, Photographer, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
  7. Central Methodist Episcopal Church Photo: Ari B. Adler, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  8. E.O. Grosvenor House Photo: public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
  9. George M. Brinkerhoff House Photo: Jdbrannon69, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  10. Michigan State Capitol Photo: Brian Charles Watson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Sources

The facts on Elijah E. Myers come from Historic Detroit, Wikidata, Wikipedia, and Photos; Rebuild Detroit wrote the story above from them, and each photo names its license.