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William S. Joy

Architect

Coronado Apartments, Detroit's Midtown, 1894 Photo: Andrew Jameson at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Designer of the Coronado Apartments, the building that opened in Detroit's Midtown in 1894, on the National Register since 1982. It is one of 3 works by Joy on record across Detroit, built from 1894 to 1905.

works on record in Metro Detroit
3
of work here, 1894 to 1905
11 years

William S. Joy's Metro Detroit, drawn to scale

All 3 of Joy'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 3 of Joy'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.

Coronado Apartments

1894, Detroit, height not on record, drawn at one standard size

Photographed standing in 2008

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The story

By Victoria Jackson, Editor in Chief Updated

The Coronado Apartments heads Joy's work in Metro Detroit, a building in Detroit's Midtown, finished in 1894 and listed on the National Register in 1982.

A span of 11 years separates the Coronado Apartments (1894) from the Charlevoix Hotel (1905), the first and last of Joy's works here. In Detroit, Joy's work stands in Midtown.

The region has lost the Charlevoix Hotel, demolished in 2013 from Joy's record. The Coronado Apartments and The Alhambra Apartments still stand. The Coronado Apartments at 3751-3773 Second Ave is a good first stop for anyone tracing Joy's buildings.

William S. Joy in Metro Detroit, oldest first

Where their buildings stand

3 works on the map

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3 works on the map

Where the work stands

Photo credits

All 2 photos on William S. Joy's page, each with its author, license and the original.

  1. The Coronado Apartments in Detroit, Michigan, United States, is listed on the US National Register of Historic Places..., 2008 Photo: Andrew Jameson at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  2. [Hotel Fuller and Hotel Charlevoix, Detroit, Mich.] Photo: Detroit Publishing Company, no known restrictions, via Library of Congress

Sources

The facts on William S. Joy come from Historic Detroit; Rebuild Detroit wrote the story above from them, and each photo names its license.