Skyscraper, Detroit, since 1919
AT&T Michigan Headquarters
Still standing, photographed 2018
- Opened
- 1919
- Tall
- 318 ft
- Floors
- 17
- Standing
- 107 years
Designed by Smith, Hinchman & Grylls
AT&T Michigan Headquarters has stood in Detroit since 1919, 107 years and counting. Who built it, what makes it special and how to see it for yourself.
More photos of AT&T Michigan Headquarters
What is there now
Standing
We checked building permits, sales, listings and the city's blight and demolition files on October 24, 2026.
The story
In 1919, in the years Detroit became the Motor City and built like it meant to stay on top, AT&T Michigan Headquarters opened.
The design came from Smith, Hinchman & Grylls.
It rises 318 feet over 17 floors.
Next time you are nearby, stop and look up.
Timeline
- 1919 Built Designed by Smith, Hinchman & Grylls
- 2026 Today 107 years and still standing
Where it is
On this map
- 1 AT&T Michigan Headquarters This place
- 2 Detroit Times Building 190 ft
- 3 Wish Tree 190 ft
- 4 Morgan Hotel 280 ft
- 5 Town Residences 420 ft
- 6 Pontchartrain Club / Town House Apartments 450 ft
- 7 Leland Hotel 500 ft
- 8 Patrick V. McNamara Federal Building 510 ft
- 9 Summerfield & Hecht 0.1 mi
Street map from OpenStreetMap contributors
Who made it
Architect
Smith, Hinchman & GryllsAmerican architectural and engineering company, founded 1853. Designed the Penobscot Building (1928) and 68 more in Metro Detroit
Also by Smith, Hinchman & Grylls
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Around the block
- Detroit Times Building Building, built 1929, Art Deco, by Albert Kahn, demolished 1978 190 ft
- Wish Tree Building, built 2000, Avant garde, by Yoko Ono 190 ft
- Morgan Hotel Hotel, built 1866, Italianate, demolished 1929 280 ft
- Town Residences Building, built 1953, Art Deco, by Wirt C. Rowland 420 ft
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Pontchartrain Club / Town House Apartments
Building, by Wirt C. Rowland
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
450 ft
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Leland Hotel
Hotel, built 1927, Italian Renaissance, by Cornelius W. Rapp
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
500 ft
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Patrick V. McNamara Federal Building
Skyscraper, built 1976, by Smith, Hinchman & Grylls
Photo: Gurubanks, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
510 ft
- Summerfield & Hecht Building, built 1893, Italianate, by Almon C. Varney, demolished 1929 0.1 mi
Photo credits
Every photo on this page is used under its license, named here with its author and a link to the original.
- self made, 2007 Photo: Mikerussell at the English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- New part of the AT & T Building Detroit, Michigan. This office building also service as a hotel, 2008 Photo: Mikerussell at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- This is a picture of the AT&T building in Detroit taken from a nearby parking lot on November 21st, 2018 Photo: Coreyfein01, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Sources
Facts only, gathered from these sources. The story above is written by Rebuild Detroit. Every photo names its author and license where it appears.