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Historic district, Midtown

Cass-Davenport Historic District

Still standing, photographed 2015

The Cass-Davenport Historic District in Detroit, Michigan, United States, is listed on the US National Register of..., 2008 Photo: Andrew Jameson at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Cass-Davenport Historic District has stood on Roughly bounded Cass Ave. in Midtown. Who built it, what makes it special and how to see it for yourself.

On the map

More photos of Cass-Davenport Historic District

Cass Plaza Apartments on Cass in Detroit Michigan Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Chesterfield Apartments on Cass in Detroit Michigan Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Wayne Court Apartments on Cass in Detroit Michigan Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

What is there now

Standing

We checked building permits, sales, listings and the city's blight and demolition files on October 25, 2026. Nothing new at this address in the last two years.

The story

By Victoria Jackson, Editor in Chief Updated

Cass-Davenport Historic District is one of the places that gives Midtown its character.

It joined the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.

Go see it at Roughly bounded Cass Ave., Davenport, and Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Photos never get the scale right.

The Cass, Davenport Historic District is a historic district containing four apartment buildings in Detroit, Michigan, roughly bounded by Cass Avenue, Davenport Street, and Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard. The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Where it is

Roughly bounded Cass Ave., Davenport, and Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.

On this map

  1. Cass-Davenport Historic District This place
  2. Architects Building 350 ft
  3. Clay Office and Conference Center 440 ft
  4. The Clay School 470 ft
  5. Robert M. and Matilda Kitch Grindley House 480 ft
  6. Clarence M. Burton House 0.1 mi
  7. Hotel Stevenson 0.1 mi
  8. The Hamilton 0.1 mi
  9. Orchestra Place Apartments 0.1 mi

Street map from OpenStreetMap contributors

Around the block

It is in Midtown. See the neighborhood's homes, pros and story.

Photo credits

Every photo on this page is used under its license, named here with its author and a link to the original.

  1. The Cass-Davenport Historic District in Detroit, Michigan, United States, is listed on the US National Register of..., 2008 Photo: Andrew Jameson at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  2. Cass Plaza Apartments on Cass in Detroit Michigan Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  3. Chesterfield Apartments on Cass in Detroit Michigan Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  4. Wayne Court Apartments on Cass in Detroit Michigan Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  5. Davenport Apartments on Cass in Detroit Michigan Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  6. The Davenport Apartments Detroit, 2015 Photo: Photography by Chris and Michelle Gerard, 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.