Lost building, Corktown, 1940
Carhartt factory
Demolished in 1940
- Torn down
- 1940
Designed by Alphonso Van Deusen
Carhartt factory stood in Corktown until 1940. Here is what it was, who made it and where to find the spot today.
What is there now
Demolished in 1940
We have not yet found a source that says what stands on the spot today. Last looked on October 25, 2026.
The story
Carhartt factory is one of the places that gives Corktown its character.
The design came from Alphonso Van Deusen.
It is gone now, demolished in 1940, and the map pin below marks where it stood.
Where it is
1605 Michigan Ave.
On this map
- 1 Carhartt factory This place
- 2 Tiger Stadium 0.1 mi
- 3 Checker Cab Taxi Garage and Office Building 0.1 mi
- 4 St. Peter's Episcopal Church 0.1 mi
- 5 The Factory at Corktown 0.2 mi
- 6 New Detroit Baths 0.2 mi
- 7 St. Boniface Catholic Church 0.2 mi
- 8 Corktown Historic District 0.3 mi
- 9 Roosevelt Hotel 0.3 mi
Street map from OpenStreetMap contributors
Who made it
Architect
Alphonso Van DeusenArchitect. Designed the George P. Warren House (1899) and 2 more in Metro Detroit
Also by Alphonso Van Deusen
Around the block
It is in Corktown. See the neighborhood's homes, pros and story.
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Tiger Stadium
Stadium, built 1912, by Osborn Engineering, demolished 2008
Photo: Csh00w, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
0.1 mi
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Checker Cab Taxi Garage and Office Building
Building, built 1927, Early 20th century commercial brick, by Wisconsin Bridge and Iron Company
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
0.1 mi
- St. Peter's Episcopal Church House of worship, built 1929, Neo Gothic, by Weston & Ellington 0.1 mi
- The Factory at Corktown Building, built 1907, Industrial, by Richard E. Raseman 0.2 mi
- New Detroit Baths Building, built 1928, demolished 1967 0.2 mi
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St. Boniface Catholic Church
House of worship, built 1883, Romanesque Revival, by William Scott & Co., demolished 1996
Photo: This file is from the Mechanical Curator collection, a set of over 1 million images scanned from out-of-copyright books and released to Flic, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
0.2 mi
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Corktown Historic District
Historic district, Colonial Revival
Photo: Brian Mulloy, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
0.3 mi
- Roosevelt Hotel Hotel, built 1923, by Pollmar & Ropes 0.3 mi
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.