Robert O. Derrick
Architect, 1890 to 1961
Designer of Theodore J. Levin U.S. Courthouse, the building that went up in Detroit in 1934. Hannan Memorial YMCA, Detroit's East Village (1928), is the other Derrick work on record here.
Every Derrick building here, side by side
Both of Derrick'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.
Both of Derrick'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.
Theodore J. Levin U.S. Courthouse
1934, Detroit, height not on record, drawn at one standard size
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The story
Robert O. Derrick was born in 1890 and died in 1961. Of everything Derrick designed here, Theodore J. Levin U.S. Courthouse leads the list, a building in Detroit, finished in 1934.
Of Derrick's work here, the region has lost Hannan Memorial YMCA, demolished in 2024. Theodore J. Levin U.S. Courthouse still stands.
A span of 6 years separates Hannan Memorial YMCA (1928) from Theodore J. Levin U.S. Courthouse (1934), the first and last of Derrick's works here. On Theodore J. Levin U.S. Courthouse, Derrick shares credit with Branson V. Gamber.
On Theodore J. Levin U.S. Courthouse, Derrick shares credit with Derrick & Gamber. In Detroit, Derrick's work stands in East Village. Theodore J. Levin U.S. Courthouse still stands at 231 W. Lafayette Blvd, and the best way to know Derrick is to stand in front of it.
Robert O. Derrick in Metro Detroit, oldest first
- Hannan Memorial YMCA 1928, Detroit's East Village, Monument Demolished in 2024
- Theodore J. Levin U.S. Courthouse 1934, Detroit, Building Standing and open
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Where their buildings stand
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- Demolished
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- 4Works close together
2 works on the map
Who Derrick worked with
- Branson V. Gamber on Theodore J. Levin U.S. Courthouse
- Derrick & Gamber on Theodore J. Levin U.S. Courthouse
Where the work stands
Sources
The facts on Robert O. Derrick come from Historic Detroit; Rebuild Detroit wrote the story above from them, and each photo names its license.