Building, Detroit, since 1929
Colony Club Building
Standing and open
- Opened
- 1929
- Style
- Georgian-style
- Standing
- 97 years
Designed by Smith, Hinchman & Grylls
The Colony Club Building has stood on Park Ave. in Detroit since 1929, 97 years and counting. Who built it, what makes it special and how to see it for yourself.
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 1929, during the boom years when the auto industry turned Detroit into one of the fastest growing cities in America, the Colony Club Building opened.
Smith, Hinchman & Grylls drew the plans, in the Georgian-style style.
It still stands and still opens its doors.
Go see it at 2310 Park Ave. Photos never get the scale right.
Timeline
- 1929 Built Designed by Smith, Hinchman & Grylls
- 2026 Today 97 years and still standing
Where it is
2310 Park Ave.
On this map
- 1 Colony Club Building This place
- 2 Park Avenue House 110 ft
- 3 Royal Palm Hotel 140 ft
- 4 Iodent Building 200 ft
- 5 Rex Hotel 220 ft
- 6 Fox Theatre 300 ft
- 7 Park Avenue Historic District 310 ft
- 8 Fox Theater Building 330 ft
- 9 Blenheim Apartments 390 ft
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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Ambassador Bridge
Structure, built 1929, by Jonathan Jones
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David Stott Building
Skyscraper, built 1929, Art Deco, by John Donaldson
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Brodhead Naval Armory
Building, built 1930, Art Deco/Art Moderne, by Stratton & Hyde
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Cooley High School
School, built 1928, Mediterranean Revival, by Donaldson & Meier, demolished 2026
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Denby High School
School, built 1930, Art Deco, by Smith, Hinchman & Grylls
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Broderick Tower
Structure, built 1927, Beaux Arts, by Louis Kamper
Photo: St8fan, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Around the block
- Park Avenue House Built 1925, Italian Renaissance 110 ft
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Royal Palm Hotel
Hotel, Renaissance Revival, by Louis Kamper
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
140 ft
- Iodent Building Building, built 1923, Art Deco, by Bonnah & Chaffee 200 ft
- Rex Hotel Hotel, built 1921, demolished 220 ft
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Fox Theatre
Theater, built 1928, Art Deco, by C. Howard Crane
Photo: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
300 ft
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Park Avenue Historic District
Building
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
310 ft
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Fox Theater Building
Theater, built 1928, Art Deco, by C. Howard Crane
Photo: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
330 ft
- Blenheim Apartments Building, built 1909, Tudor Revival, by Baxter & O'Dell 390 ft
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.