James Anderson

Architect

Russell House, Detroit, 1857 Photo: Detroit Publishing Company, no known restrictions, via Library of Congress

St. Patrick Catholic Church leads Anderson's work on record here, the church that stood in Detroit's Brush Park from 1862 until it came down in 1993. Another 2 of Anderson's works are on record across Detroit, built from 1857 to 1871, each on the map below.

works on record in Metro Detroit: 3
of work here, 1857 to 1871: 14 years
demolished: 3 of 3

James Anderson's Metro Detroit, drawn to scale

All 3 of Anderson'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.

St. Patrick Catholic Church

1862, Detroit, height not on record, drawn at one standard size

Demolished in 1993

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By Victoria Jackson, Editor in Chief Updated October 25, 2026

The work that leads Anderson's record here is St. Patrick Catholic Church, built in Detroit's Brush Park in 1862 and demolished in 1993.

Anderson's Metro Detroit work on record runs from the Russell House in 1857 to Old City Hall in 1871, 14 years. In Detroit, Anderson's work stands in Brush Park.

None of Anderson's work here survives. The Russell House came down in 1905. On the Russell House and St. Patrick Catholic Church, Anderson shares credit with Albert H. Jordan.

On Old City Hall, Anderson shares credit with Alpheus White.