Building, Detroit, since 1919
Fyfe Apartments
Standing and open
- Opened
- 1919
- Standing
- 107 years
Designed by Smith, Hinchman & Grylls
The Fyfe Apartments has stood on W. Adams St. in Detroit since 1919, 107 years and counting. Who built it, what makes it special and how to see it for yourself.
Fyfe Apartments 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, during the boom years when the auto industry turned Detroit into one of the fastest growing cities in America, the Fyfe Apartments opened.
Credit the design to Smith, Hinchman & Grylls.
It still stands and still opens its doors.
Next time you are nearby, stop at 10 W. Adams St and look up.
Timeline
- 1919 Built Designed by Smith, Hinchman & Grylls
- 2026 Today 107 years and still standing
Where it is
10 W. Adams St.
On this map
- 1 Fyfe Apartments This place
- 2 Adams Theatre and Fine Arts Building 100 ft
- 3 Kales Building 210 ft
- 4 Huntington Bank Tower 240 ft
- 5 Church of Our Father 280 ft
- 6 Park Avenue Building 300 ft
- 7 Campau Realty Co. Building 300 ft
- 8 John J. Bagley House 320 ft
- 9 Grand Circus Park Historic District (Boundary Increase) 350 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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Around the block
- Adams Theatre and Fine Arts Building Theater, built 1905, Arts and Crafts, by C. Howard Crane, demolished 2009 100 ft
- Kales Building Building, built 1914, Chicago School, by Albert Kahn 210 ft
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Huntington Bank Tower
Skyscraper, built 2022
Photo: Supreme Boonz, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
240 ft
- Church of Our Father House of worship, built 1881, Romanesque, by Charles H. Marsh, demolished 1913 280 ft
- Park Avenue Building Building, built 1923, by Albert Kahn 300 ft
- Campau Realty Co. Building Building, built 1924, by Charles N. Agree 300 ft
- John J. Bagley House Built 1868, Italianate, in Downtown homes 320 ft
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Grand Circus Park Historic District (Boundary Increase)
Historic district
Photo: Mikerussell at the English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
350 ft
Photo credits
Every photo on this page is used under its license, named here with its author and a link to the original.
- Fyfe Apartments from the street today Photo: Street View, 2026
Sources
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