Rantoul & Andrews

Architecture firm

Children's Free Hospital, drawn from its recorded size and kind until a photo we may share turns up

Designer of Children's Free Hospital, the building that stood in Detroit's Cultural Center from 1896 until it came down in 1971.

The story

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

Metro Detroit knows Rantoul & Andrews by Children's Free Hospital, built in Detroit's Cultural Center in 1896 and demolished in 1971.

Children's Free Hospital 1896, Detroit's Cultural Center, Building Demolished in 1971

The facts on Rantoul & Andrews come from Historic Detroit; Rebuild Detroit wrote the story above from them, and each photo names its license.