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Gordon W. Lloyd

English-American architect, 1832 to 1904, born in Cambridge, England

Christ Church, Detroit, 1863 Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Designer of Christ Church, the church that went up in Detroit in 1863, on the National Register since 1971. It is one of 18 works by Lloyd on record across Detroit and Grosse Ile, built from 1863 to 1894.

works on record in Metro Detroit
18
of work here, 1863 to 1894
31 years
Detroit neighborhoods
3
still standing
11 of 18

Gordon W. Lloyd's Metro Detroit, drawn to scale

All 18 of Lloyd'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.

The 7 best documented of Lloyd's 18 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.

Christ Church

1863, Detroit, height not on record, drawn at one standard size

Photographed standing in 2008

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The story

By Victoria Jackson, Editor in Chief Updated

Gordon W. Lloyd lived from 1832 to 1904, a life that began in Cambridge, England, and Wikidata describes Lloyd as an English-American architect. The work that leads Lloyd's record here is Christ Church, a church in Detroit, finished in 1863 and listed on the National Register in 1971.

Lloyd's Metro Detroit work on record runs from Christ Church in 1863 to The Whitney in 1894, 31 years. The 1880s were Lloyd's busiest decade here, with 6 works on record.

Beyond the six counties, Lloyd designed All Saints Episcopal Church in Saugatuck, Michigan (1873), the Harris Hall in Ann Arbor, Michigan (1886), and Griswold Civic Center Historic District in Allegan, Michigan. Of Lloyd's 18 works here, 7 are gone, the Newberry & McMillan Building in 1928 and Detroit Police Headquarters (old) in 1928 among them. Today, 11 of Lloyd's works still stand.

Of Lloyd's works here, 4 are houses of worship, Christ Church and Central United Methodist Church first among them. Gothic Revival is the thread, on 4 of Lloyd's works here.

Lloyd's work here stands in Detroit and Grosse Ile. In Detroit it reaches 3 neighborhoods, among them Midtown, Lafayette Park, and Medical Center.

On St. Mary's Hospital, Lloyd shares credit with Lloyd & Pearce. On Central United Methodist Church, Lloyd shares credit with Smith, Hinchman & Grylls. To see Lloyd's work in person, start with Christ Church at 960 E. Jefferson Ave.

Gordon W. Lloyd (April 6, 1832, December 23, 1904) was an English-born architect who practiced mainly in the American Midwest from the late 1850s through the 1890s.

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Gordon W. Lloyd's mark on Metro Detroit, building by building

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18 works

Where their buildings stand

18 works on the map

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18 works on the map

Gordon W. Lloyd's work elsewhere

4 notable works by Gordon W. Lloyd in 4 places, from 1873 to 1886, as Wikidata lists them.

Who Lloyd worked with

Where the work stands

Photo credits

All 13 photos on Gordon W. Lloyd's page, each with its author, license and the original.

  1. Christ Church, Detroit MI from across Jefferson Ave Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  2. The Central United Methodist Church in Detroit, Michigan (United States), 2025 Photo: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  3. Front facade of St James Episcopal Church, Grosse Ile MI, 2010 Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  4. Thomas A. Parker House on Jefferson Avenue in Detroit, Michigan, a 1868 Gothic Revival style house Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  5. [Wayne Hotel, Detroit, Mich.] Photo: Detroit Publishing Company, no known restrictions, via Library of Congress
  6. Grace Hospital, Detroit, Mich. Photo: Detroit Publishing Company, no known restrictions, via Library of Congress
  7. Several buildings along Woodward Avenue, Detroit, 2022 Photo: JJonahJackalope, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  8. "The Whitney": The David Whitney House in midtown Detroit, Michigan Photo: Andrew Jameson at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  9. House, East River Rd Historic District, Grosse Ile MI, 2010 Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  10. All Saints Episcopal Church Photo: rossograph, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  11. Harris Hall Photo: Dave Parker, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  12. Griswold Civic Center Historic District Photo: Alwen7, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  13. St. Paul's Episcopal Church Photo: Nyttend, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Sources

The facts on Gordon W. Lloyd come from Historic Detroit, Wikidata, and Wikipedia; Rebuild Detroit wrote the story above from them, and each photo names its license.