House of worship, Highland Park, since 1929
Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church
Photographed standing in 2008
- Opened
- 1929
- Style
- Late Gothic Revival
- Standing
- 97 years
Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church has stood on Woodward Ave. in Highland Park since 1929, 97 years and counting. 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
In 1929, as the auto boom spread out from Detroit and the suburbs began to fill in, Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church opened in Highland Park.
It was built in the Late Gothic Revival style, and it still reads that way from the sidewalk.
The National Register of Historic Places listed it in 1982.
Next time you are nearby, stop at 12375 Woodward Ave and look up.
The Prayer Temple of Love Cathedral is located at 12375 Woodward Avenue in Highland Park, Michigan. It was built in 1929 as the Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
Timeline
- 1929 Built Late Gothic Revival
- 1982 Listed on the National Register August 3, 1982
- 2026 Today 97 years and still standing
Where it is
12375 Woodward Ave., Highland Park
On this map
- 1 Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church This place
- 2 Highland Park Presbyterian Church 430 ft
- 3 Trinity United Methodist Church 0.3 mi
- 4 Highland Heights-Stevens' Subdivision Historic District 0.3 mi
- 5 Highland Park General Hospital 0.7 mi
- 6 Church of the Blessed Sacrament 0.7 mi
- 7 Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament 0.7 mi
- 8 Sebastian S. Kresge Mansion 0.8 mi
- 9 University Prep Art & Design Elementary School 0.8 mi
Street map from OpenStreetMap contributors
Around the block
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Highland Park Presbyterian Church
House of worship, built 1910, by Sidney Rose Badgley
Photo: Andrew Jameson at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
430 ft
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Trinity United Methodist Church
House of worship, built 1922, Gothic Revival, by George D. Mason
Photo: Andrew Jameson at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
0.3 mi
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Highland Heights-Stevens' Subdivision Historic District
Historic district, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
0.3 mi
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Highland Park General Hospital
Building, built 1918, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
0.7 mi
- Church of the Blessed Sacrament House of worship, built 1906, by Harry J. Rill, demolished 0.7 mi
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Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament
House of worship, built 1916, Neo Gothic, by George F. Diehl
Photo: Nheyob, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
0.7 mi
- Sebastian S. Kresge Mansion Built 1914, Mediterranean Revival, in Boston-Edison 0.8 mi
- University Prep Art & Design Elementary School School, built 1909, Arts & Crafts, by Malcomson & Higginbotham 0.8 mi
Photo credits
Every photo on this page is used under its license, named here with its author and a link to the original.
- The historic Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church in Highland Park, Michigan, United States, seen here from across..., 2008 Photo: Andrew Jameson at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- The landmark St. Paul on the Lake Catholic Church, on Lakeshore Drive in Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan, 2008 Photo: Umdet, CC BY 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.