House of worship, East Village, since 1919
COGIC Brooks Cathedral Center
Standing and open
- Opened
- 1919
- Style
- Greek Revival
- Standing
- 107 years
Designed by Butterfield & Butterfield, Emily H. Butterfield and Wells D. Butterfield
The COGIC Brooks Cathedral Center has stood on E. Jefferson Ave. in East Village since 1919, 107 years and counting. Who built it, what makes it special and how to see it for yourself.
COGIC Brooks Cathedral Center today, from the street
What is there now
Standing and open
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
In 1919, in the years Detroit became the Motor City and built like it meant to stay on top, the COGIC Brooks Cathedral Center opened in East Village.
Emily H. Butterfield, Wells D. Butterfield, and Butterfield & Butterfield drew the plans, working in Greek Revival.
It still stands and still opens its doors.
Next time you are nearby, stop at 10325 E. Jefferson Ave and look up.
Timeline
- 1919 Built Designed by Butterfield & Butterfield, Emily H. Butterfield, and Wells D. Butterfield
- 2026 Today 107 years and still standing
Where it is
10325 E. Jefferson Ave.
On this map
- 1 COGIC Brooks Cathedral Center This place
- 2 Hannan Memorial YMCA 290 ft
- 3 Chateau Frontenac 330 ft
- 4 Pewabic Pottery 0.1 mi
- 5 Hurlbut Memorial Gate 0.2 mi
- 6 The Shepherd 0.3 mi
- 7 Pilgrim and Puritan Apartment Complex 0.4 mi
- 8 Amity Lodge No. 335 Temple, Spiritual Israel Church and Its Army Temple 0.4 mi
- 9 Marvin Stanton Home 0.4 mi
Street map from OpenStreetMap contributors
Who made it
Architect
Butterfield & ButterfieldArchitecture firm. Designed the COGIC Brooks Cathedral Center (1919)
Architect
Emily H. ButterfieldArchitect, 1884 to 1958. Designed the COGIC Brooks Cathedral Center (1919)
Architect
Wells D. ButterfieldArchitect. Designed the All Saints Russian Orthodox Cathedral (1900) and the COGIC Brooks Cathedral Center
Also by Wells D. Butterfield
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Around the block
It is in East Village. See the neighborhood's homes, pros and story.
- Hannan Memorial YMCA Monument, built 1928, English Georgian, demolished 2024 290 ft
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Chateau Frontenac
Building, built 1925, Mediterranean, by J. Will Wilson, demolished 1999
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
330 ft
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Pewabic Pottery
Building, built 1907, Tudor, by Stratton & Baldwin
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
0.1 mi
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Hurlbut Memorial Gate
Monument, built 1894, Beaux Arts
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
0.2 mi
- The Shepherd House of worship, built 1912, Romanesque, by Donaldson & Meier 0.3 mi
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Pilgrim and Puritan Apartment Complex
Building, built 1924, Neoclassical / Commercial Brick, by Charles N. Agree
Photo: Jermaine Rivers, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
0.4 mi
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Amity Lodge No. 335 Temple, Spiritual Israel Church and Its Army Temple
House of worship, built 1911, Classical Revival
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
0.4 mi
- Marvin Stanton Home Built 1899 0.4 mi
Photo credits
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- COGIC Brooks Cathedral Center from the street today Photo: Street View, 2022
Sources
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