Harry J. Rill
Architect
St. Augustine Catholic Church and Cemetery leads Rill's work on record here, the church that went up in Hartland in 1843, on the National Register since 1996. Another 7 of Rill's works are on record across 2 counties, built from 1843 to 1917, each on the map below.
- works on record in Metro Detroit
- 8
- of work here, 1843 to 1917
- 74 years
- Detroit neighborhoods
- 5
- still standing
- 7 of 8
Every Rill building here, side by side
All 8 of Rill'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 Rill's 8 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.
St. Augustine Catholic Church and Cemetery
1843, Hartland, height not on record, drawn at one standard size
Photographed standing in 2009
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The story
Of everything Rill designed here, St. Augustine Catholic Church and Cemetery leads the list, a church in Hartland, finished in 1843 and listed on the National Register in 1996.
Of Rill's work here, the region has lost Church of the Blessed Sacrament. Today, 7 of Rill's works still stand.
The record opens in 1843 with St. Augustine Catholic Church and Cemetery, in the years when roads in from Detroit were plank and mud, and closes in 1917 with St. Albertus Parish School. The 1910s were Rill's busiest decade here, with 5 works on record.
Kastler & Hunter is credited beside Rill on St. Stanislaus Catholic Church. Rill's work spreads across Wayne County and Livingston County.
Inside the city, Rill's buildings stand in 5 neighborhoods, from Poletown East to Woodbridge. Houses of worship were a calling card for Rill, 6 of them on record, St. Augustine Catholic Church and Cemetery and Redeemer Presbyterian Church among them. St. Augustine Catholic Church and Cemetery at 6481 Faussett Road, Deerfield Township is a good first stop for anyone tracing Rill's buildings.
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Every Rill work on record here
8 works
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St. Augustine Catholic Church and Cemetery
1843, Hartland, House of worship
Photographed standing in 2009
Photo: Annebethmi, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Detroit Cornice & Slate Co. Building 1897, Detroit, Building Standing and open
- Church of the Blessed Sacrament 1906, Detroit's Gateway Community, House of worship Demolished
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Redeemer Presbyterian Church
1910, Detroit's Woodbridge, House of worship
Still standing, photographed 2024
Photo: Dclemens1971, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- St. Hedwig Catholic Church 1911, Detroit's Central Southwest, House of worship Standing and open
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St. Stanislaus Bishop and Martyr Roman Catholic Church
1911, Detroit's Poletown East, House of worship
Photographed standing in 2008
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- St. Stanislaus Catholic Church 1913, Detroit's Poletown East, House of worship Standing, closed
- St. Albertus Parish School 1917, Detroit's Forest Park, School Standing, closed
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Where their buildings stand
8 works on the map
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- Demolished
- Altered
- 4Works close together
8 works on the map
Who Rill worked with
- Kastler & Hunter on St. Stanislaus Catholic Church
Where the work stands
- Poletown East
- Central Southwest
- Forest Park
- Gateway Community
- Woodbridge
- Hartland Township
Photo credits
All 3 photos on Harry J. Rill's page, each with its author, license and the original.
- St. Augustine Catholic Church and Cemetery, Deerfield Township, MI - National Register of Historic Places, 2009 Photo: Annebethmi, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Redeemer Presbyterian Church (PCA) on Grand River Avenue in Detroit, 2024 Photo: Dclemens1971, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- St. Stanislaus Bishop and Martyr Roman Catholic Parish Complex, Detroit MI Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Sources
The facts on Harry J. Rill come from Historic Detroit and Wikipedia; Rebuild Detroit wrote the story above from them, and each photo names its license.