Gustave Mueller
Architect
Sculptor of Hurlbut Memorial Gate, the monument that was dedicated in Detroit's Waterworks Park in 1894, on the National Register since 1975. It is one of 3 works by Mueller on record across Detroit, built from 1894 to 1927.
- works on record in Metro Detroit
- 3
- of work here, 1894 to 1927
- 33 years
Every Mueller building here, side by side
All 3 of Mueller'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 3 of Mueller'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.
Hurlbut Memorial Gate
1894, Detroit, height not on record, drawn at one standard size
Photographed standing in 2008
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The story
Of everything Mueller sculpted here, Hurlbut Memorial Gate leads the list, a monument in Detroit's Waterworks Park, finished in 1894 and listed on the National Register in 1975.
The record opens in 1894 with Hurlbut Memorial Gate, in Detroit's Gilded Age, when stove works, shipyards and railroads made the city's first fortunes, and closes in 1927 with the Belle Isle Elephant House. The region has lost the Belle Isle Elephant House, demolished in 1973 from Mueller's record. Hurlbut Memorial Gate and 1307 Broadway still stand.
In Detroit, Mueller's work stands in Belle Isle and Waterworks Park. Herman A. Brede is credited beside Mueller on Hurlbut Memorial Gate. To see Mueller's work in person, start with Hurlbut Memorial Gate at Cadillac Boulevard and East Jefferson Avenue.
Every Mueller work on record here
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Hurlbut Memorial Gate
1894, Detroit's Waterworks Park, Monument
Photographed standing in 2008
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- 1307 Broadway 1908, Detroit, Building Standing, closed
- Belle Isle Elephant House 1927, Detroit's Belle Isle, Historic home Demolished in 1973
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Where their buildings stand
3 works on the map
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- Standing
- Demolished
- Altered
- 4Works close together
3 works on the map
Who Mueller worked with
- Herman A. Brede on Hurlbut Memorial Gate
Where the work stands
Photo credits
The photo on Gustave Mueller's page, each with its author, license and the original.
- Hurlbut Memorial Gate Detroit MI Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Sources
The facts on Gustave Mueller come from Historic Detroit; Rebuild Detroit wrote the story above from them, and each photo names its license.