Field, Hinchman & Smith
Architectural firm
Succeeded by Smith, Hinchman, and Grylls, inc.
The Ford Piquette Avenue Plant leads Field, Hinchman & Smith's work on record here, the factory that went up in Detroit's Milwaukee Junction in 1904, a National Historic Landmark since 2006. Another 6 of Field, Hinchman & Smith's works are on record across Detroit, built from 1903 to 1929, each on the map below.
- works on record in Metro Detroit
- 7
- of work here, 1903 to 1929
- 26 years
- Detroit neighborhoods
- 6
- still standing
- 6 of 7
Every Field, Hinchman & Smith building here, side by side
All 7 of Field, Hinchman & Smith'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 7 of Field, Hinchman & Smith'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.
Ford Piquette Avenue Plant
1904, Detroit, height not on record, drawn at one standard size
Still standing, photographed 2025
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The story
Field, Hinchman & Smith was an architectural firm. The work that leads Field, Hinchman & Smith's record here is the Ford Piquette Avenue Plant, a factory in Detroit's Milwaukee Junction, finished in 1904 and named a National Historic Landmark in 2006.
Of Field, Hinchman & Smith's work here, the region has lost Crowley's Department Store, demolished in 1977. Today, 6 of Field, Hinchman & Smith's works still stand.
The record opens in 1903 with the James Arthur House, in the years Detroit became the Motor City and built like it meant to stay on top, and closes in 1929 with the Michigan Bell and Western Electric Warehouse. No decade kept Field, Hinchman & Smith busier here than the 1900s, with 5 works. In Detroit it reaches 6 neighborhoods, among them Arden Park, Cultural Center, and Midtown.
The practice carried on as Smith, Hinchman, and Grylls, inc., its successor on record. Smith, Hinchman & Grylls is credited beside Field, Hinchman & Smith on the Ford Piquette Avenue Plant.
On the Michigan Bell and Western Electric Warehouse, Field, Hinchman & Smith shares credit with Wirt C. Rowland. Anyone tracing Field, Hinchman & Smith's work can begin at the James Arthur House at 210 E. Boston Blvd and follow the map from there.
Field, Hinchman & Smith in Metro Detroit, oldest first
7 works
- James Arthur House 1903, Detroit's Arden Park, Historic home Standing and open
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Ford Piquette Avenue Plant
1904, Detroit's Milwaukee Junction, Building
Still standing, photographed 2025
Photo: Jackdude101, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- The Addison Apartments 1905, Detroit's Cultural Center, Building Standing and open
- Woodward-Gladstone Terrace 1905, Detroit's Piety Hill, Historic home Standing and open
- Crowley's Department Store 1906, Detroit, Building Demolished in 1977
- Gretchen C. Valade Jazz Center 1917, Detroit's Midtown, Building Standing and open
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Michigan Bell and Western Electric Warehouse
1929, Detroit's Pilgrim Village, Building
Still standing, photographed 2017
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Where their buildings stand
7 works on the map
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- Standing
- Demolished
- Altered
- 4Works close together
7 works on the map
Who Field, Hinchman & Smith worked with
- Smith, Hinchman & Grylls on the Ford Piquette Avenue Plant
- Wirt C. Rowland on the Michigan Bell and Western Electric Warehouse
Where the work stands
In the Detroit Ledger
Photo credits
All 2 photos on Field, Hinchman & Smith's page, each with its author, license and the original.
- The front exterior of the Ford Piquette Avenue Plant at 461 Piquette Street, Detroit, Michigan, 2017 Photo: Jackdude101, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Michigan Bell and Western Electric Warehouse Detroit MI, 2009 Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Sources
The facts on Field, Hinchman & Smith come from Historic Detroit, Wikipedia, Photos, and Wikidata; Rebuild Detroit wrote the story above from them, and each photo names its license.