Building, Eastern Market
Eastern Market Historic District (Boundary Increase)
No demolition on record
Eastern Market Historic District (Boundary Increase) has stood on Roughly bounded by Gratio Ave. in Eastern Market. Who built it, what makes it special and how to see it for yourself.
Eastern Market Historic District (Boundary Increase) today, from the street
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
Eastern Market Historic District (Boundary Increase) is one of the places that gives Eastern Market its character.
The National Register of Historic Places listed it in 2007.
Go see it at Roughly bounded by Gratio Ave., Ropelle St., Wilkins St. Grand Trunk RR, and Division St. Photos never get the scale right.
Where it is
Roughly bounded by Gratio Ave., Ropelle St., Wilkins St. Grand Trunk RR, and Division St.
On this map
- 1 Eastern Market Historic District (Boundary Increase) This place
- 2 Frontera & Son 0.1 mi
- 3 Eastern Market Historic District 0.2 mi
- 4 Saint Joseph Roman Catholic Parish Complex (Boundary Increase) 0.2 mi
- 5 St. Joseph Shrine 0.2 mi
- 6 St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church 0.2 mi
- 7 Koenig Coal & Supply Co. Building 0.2 mi
- 8 Antietam Avenue Bridge 0.2 mi
- 9 Wisner Confectionary Building 0.3 mi
Street map from OpenStreetMap contributors
Around the block
It is in Eastern Market. See the neighborhood's homes, pros and story.
- Frontera & Son Building, built 1900, demolished 0.1 mi
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Eastern Market Historic District
Historic district, Early Commercial
Photo: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
0.2 mi
- Saint Joseph Roman Catholic Parish Complex (Boundary Increase) Building 0.2 mi
- St. Joseph Shrine House of worship, built 1873, Gothic Revival, by Francis Himpler 0.2 mi
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St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church
House of worship, built 1870, Late Gothic Revival, by Donaldson & Meier
Photo: Nheyob, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
0.2 mi
- Koenig Coal & Supply Co. Building Building, built 1911, Art Deco 0.2 mi
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Antietam Avenue Bridge
Structure, built 1930, demolished 2008
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
0.2 mi
- Wisner Confectionary Building Building, built 1931, Art Deco, by H. Lawrence Levander 0.3 mi
Photo credits
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- Eastern Market Historic District (Boundary Increase) 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.