Historic district, Eastern Market
Eastern Market Historic District
Still standing, photographed 2019
- Style
- Early Commercial
Eastern Market Historic District has stood on Bounded by Gratiot Ave. in Eastern Market. Who built it, what makes it special and how to see it for yourself.
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What is there now
Standing
We checked building permits, sales, listings and the city's blight and demolition files on October 24, 2026. Nothing new at this address in the last two years.
The story
Eastern Market Historic District is one of the places that gives Eastern Market its character.
It was built in the Early Commercial style, and it still reads that way from the sidewalk.
The National Register of Historic Places listed it in 1978.
Next time you are nearby, stop at Bounded by Gratiot Ave., Riopelle, Rivard, and Division Sts.; also roughly bounded by Gratiot Ave., Riopelle St., Wilkins St., the Grand Trunk Railroad line, and Division St and look up.
Eastern Market is a commercial district in Detroit, Michigan. It is located approximately one mile (1.6 km) northeast of the city's downtown and is bordered on the south by Gratiot Avenue, the north by Mack Avenue, the east by St. Aubin Street, and the west by Interstate 75 (I-75, Chrysler Freeway).
Where it is
Bounded by Gratiot Ave., Riopelle, Rivard, and Division Sts.; also roughly bounded by Gratiot Ave., Riopelle St., Wilkins St., the Grand Trunk Railroad line, and Division St.
On this map
- 1 Eastern Market Historic District This place
- 2 Frontera & Son 260 ft
- 3 Koenig Coal & Supply Co. Building 0.1 mi
- 4 Wisner Confectionary Building 0.1 mi
- 5 St. John's-St. Luke's Evangelical Church 0.2 mi
- 6 Trinity Lutheran Church 0.2 mi
- 7 Eastern Market Historic District (Boundary Increase) 0.2 mi
- 8 Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church Complex 0.2 mi
- 9 St. Joseph Shrine 0.2 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 260 ft
- Koenig Coal & Supply Co. Building Building, built 1911, Art Deco 0.1 mi
- Wisner Confectionary Building Building, built 1931, Art Deco, by H. Lawrence Levander 0.1 mi
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St. John's-St. Luke's Evangelical Church
House of worship, built 1872, Late Victorian
Photo: Andrew Jameson at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
0.2 mi
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Trinity Lutheran Church
House of worship, built 1931, Neo-Gothic, by William E.N. Hunter
Photo: Revdski3, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
0.2 mi
- Eastern Market Historic District (Boundary Increase) Building 0.2 mi
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Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church Complex
House of worship, built 1927, Gothic Revival, by Bernard C. Wetzel
Photo: Andrew Jameson at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
0.2 mi
- St. Joseph Shrine House of worship, built 1873, Gothic Revival, by Francis Himpler 0.2 mi
Photo credits
Every photo on this page is used under its license, named here with its author and a link to the original.
- Shed 2 at Eastern Market in Detroit, Michigan (United States), 2019 Photo: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Eastern Market District, Shed 2 Saturday Market, 2014 Photo: Etx313, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Flower market section of the Eastern Market, Detroit, Michigan, 2009 Photo: Bill Whittaker, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Busker, 2014 Photo: Etx313, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Germack Pistachio Company, 2014 Photo: Etx313, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- DeVries & Company 1887, 2014 Photo: Etx313, 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.