Building, Rivertown, since 1915
Garden Court Apartments
Photographed standing in 2008
- Opened
- 1915
- Standing
- 111 years
Designed by Albert Kahn
The Garden Court Apartments has stood on E. Jefferson Ave. in Rivertown since 1915, 111 years and counting. Who built it, what makes it special and how to see it for yourself.
What is there now
Standing
- Mechanical permit furnace and a/c and humidifier replacement Source: City and county building permits
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
In 1915, in the years Detroit became the Motor City and built like it meant to stay on top, the Garden Court Apartments opened in Rivertown.
The design came from Albert Kahn.
The National Register of Historic Places listed it in 1985.
Next time you are nearby, stop at 2900 E. Jefferson Ave and look up.
Garden Court Condominiums (originally Garden Court Apartments) is a condominium building located at 2900 East Jefferson Avenue in Detroit, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.
Timeline
- 1915 Built Designed by Albert Kahn
- 1985 Listed on the National Register October 9, 1985
- 2025 Mechanical permit April 14, 2025
- 2026 Today 111 years and still standing
Where it is
2900 E. Jefferson Ave.
On this map
- 1 Garden Court Apartments This place
- 2 Franklin H. Walker House 180 ft
- 3 Joseph Campau House 180 ft
- 4 The Bagley Mansion 270 ft
- 5 Detroit Press Building 370 ft
- 6 Little Harry's 0.1 mi
- 7 Alexander Chene House 0.1 mi
- 8 WGPR-TV Studio 0.1 mi
- 9 John N. Bagley House 0.1 mi
Street map from OpenStreetMap contributors
Who made it
Architect
Albert KahnAmerican architect, 1869 to 1942. Designed the General Motors Building (1922) and 114 more in Metro Detroit
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Around the block
It is in Rivertown. See the neighborhood's homes, pros and story.
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Franklin H. Walker House
Built 1896, Neo-Jacobean
Photo: Detroit Publishing Company Collection, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
180 ft
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Joseph Campau House
Built 1835
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
180 ft
- The Bagley Mansion Built 1889, Romanesque Revival, in East Jefferson Avenue Residential Historic District 270 ft
- Detroit Press Building Building, built 1929, by George D. Mason 370 ft
- Little Harry's Building, Federalist, demolished 1991 0.1 mi
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Alexander Chene House
Built 1855, Federal
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
0.1 mi
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WGPR-TV Studio
Building, built 1961
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
0.1 mi
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John N. Bagley House
Built 1889, French Renaissance Revival
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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.
- Garden Court Apartments on Jefferson in Detroit MI, 2008 Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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.