Verner, Wilhelm & Molby
Architecture firm
The Redford Theatre leads Verner, Wilhelm & Molby's work on record here, the theater that opened in Detroit's Holcomb Community in 1928, on the National Register since 1985. It is one of 7 works by Verner, Wilhelm & Molby on record across Detroit, built from 1923 to 1928.
- works on record in Metro Detroit
- 7
- of work here, 1923 to 1928
- 5 years
- Detroit neighborhoods
- 5
- still standing
- 5 of 7
Verner, Wilhelm & Molby's Metro Detroit, drawn to scale
All 7 of Verner, Wilhelm & Molby'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 7 of Verner, Wilhelm & Molby'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.
Redford Theatre
1928, Detroit, height not on record, drawn at one standard size
Still standing, photographed 2023
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The story
Of everything Verner, Wilhelm & Molby designed here, the Redford Theatre leads the list, a theater in Detroit's Holcomb Community, finished in 1928 and listed on the National Register in 1985.
Of Verner, Wilhelm & Molby's work here, the region has lost Monnier Elementary School, demolished in 2024 and Hubert School, demolished in 2025. Today, 5 of Verner, Wilhelm & Molby's works still stand. The record opens in 1923 with the Harry W. Fauver House, in the years Detroit became the Motor City and built like it meant to stay on top, and closes in 1928 with the Redford Theatre.
No decade kept Verner, Wilhelm & Molby busier here than the 1920s, with 7 works. Raymond Carey is credited beside Verner, Wilhelm & Molby on Holcomb Elementary School.
Schools were a calling card for Verner, Wilhelm & Molby, 4 of them on record, Holcomb Elementary School and McKerrow School among them. Inside the city, Verner, Wilhelm & Molby's buildings stand in 5 neighborhoods, from Holcomb Community to Palmer Woods. Anyone tracing Verner, Wilhelm & Molby's work can begin at the Harry W. Fauver House at 19471 Lowell Drive and follow the map from there.
Verner, Wilhelm & Molby in Metro Detroit, oldest first
7 works
- Harry W. Fauver House 1923, Detroit's Palmer Woods, Historic home Standing and open
- Monnier Elementary School 1924, Detroit's Grand River-I96, School Demolished in 2024
- Holcomb Elementary School 1925, Detroit's Holcomb Community, School Standing, closed
- Hubert School 1925, Detroit's Brightmoor, School Demolished in 2025
- St. Matthias Episcopal Church 1926, Detroit, House of worship Standing, closed
- McKerrow School 1927, Detroit's Nardin Park, School Standing, closed
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Redford Theatre
1928, Detroit's Holcomb Community, Theater
Still standing, photographed 2023
Photo: Dave Parker, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Where their buildings stand
7 works on the map
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- Standing
- Demolished
- Altered
- 4Works close together
7 works on the map
Who Verner, Wilhelm & Molby worked with
- Raymond Carey on Holcomb Elementary School
Where the work stands
In the Detroit Ledger
Photo credits
The photo on Verner, Wilhelm & Molby's page, each with its author, license and the original.
- Redford Theatre Marquee, in Detroit, Michigan, 2007 Photo: Dave Parker, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Sources
The facts on Verner, Wilhelm & Molby come from Historic Detroit; Rebuild Detroit wrote the story above from them, and each photo names its license.