William E.N. Hunter
Architect, 1868 to 1947
Designer of Second Baptist Church, the church that went up in Detroit's Greektown in 1852, on the National Register since 1975. Another 7 of Hunter's works are on record across Detroit, built from 1852 to 1931, each on the map below.
- works on record in Metro Detroit
- 8
- of work here, 1852 to 1931
- 79 years
- Detroit neighborhoods
- 5
- still standing
- 7 of 8
William E.N. Hunter's Metro Detroit, drawn to scale
All 8 of Hunter'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 Hunter'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.
Second Baptist Church
1852, Detroit, height not on record, drawn at one standard size
Still standing, photographed 2015
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The story
William E.N. Hunter was born in 1868 and died in 1947. Second Baptist Church heads Hunter's work in Metro Detroit, a church in Detroit's Greektown, finished in 1852 and listed on the National Register in 1975.
A span of 79 years separates Second Baptist Church (1852) from Trinity Lutheran Church (1931), the first and last of Hunter's works here. No decade kept Hunter busier here than the 1900s, with 3 works. The region has lost North Woodward Methodist Episcopal Church, demolished in 1916 from Hunter's record.
Today, 7 of Hunter's works still stand. In Detroit it reaches 5 neighborhoods, among them Arden Park, North End, and Eastern Market. On St. Josaphat Catholic Church, Hunter shares credit with Joseph G. Kastler.
Kastler & Hunter is credited beside Hunter on North Woodward Methodist Episcopal Church. Houses of worship were a calling card for Hunter, 5 of them on record, Second Baptist Church and St. Josaphat Catholic Church among them. To see Hunter's work in person, start with Second Baptist Church at 441 Monroe Ave.
William E.N. Hunter in Metro Detroit, oldest first
8 works
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Second Baptist Church
1852, Detroit's Greektown, House of worship
Still standing, photographed 2015
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- St. Josaphat Catholic Church 1901, Detroit's Medical Center, House of worship Standing and open
- North Woodward Methodist Episcopal Church 1906, Detroit's North End, House of worship Demolished in 1916
- Willard Pardridge House 1906, Detroit's Arden Park, Historic home Standing and open
- Charles H. Shaw House 1910, Detroit's Arden Park, Historic home Standing and open
- Samuel J. Herman House 1916, Detroit's Arden Park, Historic home Standing and open
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Metropolitan United Methodist Church
1926, Detroit's North End, House of worship
Photographed standing in 2008
Photo: Andrew Jameson at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Trinity Lutheran Church
1931, Detroit's Eastern Market, House of worship
Still standing, photographed 2018
Photo: Revdski3, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Where their buildings stand
8 works on the map
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8 works on the map
Who Hunter worked with
- Joseph G. Kastler on St. Josaphat Catholic Church
- Kastler & Hunter on North Woodward Methodist Episcopal Church
- Nathan Johnson on Second Baptist Church
Where the work stands
In the Detroit Ledger
Photo credits
All 3 photos on William E.N. Hunter's page, each with its author, license and the original.
- Second Baptist Church of Detroit, Michigan, 2008 Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Metropolitan United Methodist Church (8000 Woodward), 2008 Photo: Andrew Jameson at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- This is an image of a place or building that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the United States..., 2018 Photo: Revdski3, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Sources
The facts on William E.N. Hunter come from Historic Detroit; Rebuild Detroit wrote the story above from them, and each photo names its license.