Building, Midtown, since 1924
COTS Peterboro
Standing and open
- Opened
- 1924
- Style
- Chicago School
- Standing
- 102 years
Designed by Robert Finn
COTS Peterboro has stood on Peterboro St. in Midtown since 1924, 102 years and counting. Who built it, what makes it special and how to see it for yourself.
COTS Peterboro 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
COTS Peterboro opened in 1924, in the years Detroit became the Motor City and built like it meant to stay on top.
Robert Finn drew the plans, in the Chicago School style.
It is still open, and still part of daily life in the city.
Go see it at 26 Peterboro St. Photos never get the scale right.
Timeline
- 1924 Built Designed by Robert Finn
- 2026 Today 102 years and still standing
Where it is
26 Peterboro St.
On this map
- 1 COTS Peterboro This place
- 2 Midtown Woodward Historic District 340 ft
- 3 Temple Beth-El (1902-1903) 420 ft
- 4 Bonstelle Theatre 440 ft
- 5 MSU Detroit Center 470 ft
- 6 Earle Hotel 0.1 mi
- 7 Fine Arts Theatre 0.1 mi
- 8 U.S. Motor Co. Sales & Service Building 0.1 mi
- 9 Prismatic Club 0.1 mi
Street map from OpenStreetMap contributors
Who made it
Architect
Robert FinnArchitect. Designed the Wurlitzer Building (1926) and 2 more in Metro Detroit
Also by Robert Finn
- Albert H. Zenner House 1915
- Wurlitzer Building 1926
More from Detroit in the 1920s
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Westin Book Cadillac Hotel
Hotel, built 1924, Neo-Renaissance, by Louis Kamper
Photo: Antony-22, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Buhl Building
Skyscraper, built 1925, Neo-Romanesque, by Wirt C. Rowland
Photo: I, Mikerussell, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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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
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Belcrest Apartments
Building, built 1926, Neo-Romanesque, by Charles N. Agree
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Bethel Community Transformation Center
House of worship, built 1922, by Albert Kahn
Photo: paintings by Myron G. Barlow photography by Helmut Ziewers,, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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
It is in Midtown. See the neighborhood's homes, pros and story.
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Midtown Woodward Historic District
Building
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
340 ft
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Temple Beth-El (1902-1903)
House of worship, built 1903, Neoclassical, by Albert Kahn
Photo: Detroit Publishing Company, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
420 ft
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Bonstelle Theatre
Theater, built 1903, Beaux Arts, by Mason & Kahn
Photo: Saul Vielmetti, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
440 ft
- MSU Detroit Center Building, built 1913, by Albert Kahn 470 ft
- Earle Hotel Hotel, built 1914, by Albert Kahn, demolished 1972 0.1 mi
- Fine Arts Theatre Theater, built 1914, Beaux Arts, by C. Howard Crane 0.1 mi
- U.S. Motor Co. Sales & Service Building Building, built 1911, Classical Revival, by Smith, Hinchman & Grylls 0.1 mi
- Prismatic Club Built 1896, in Brush Park 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.
- COTS Peterboro from the street today Photo: Street View, 2026
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.