Lost building, Milwaukee Junction, 1915 to 2011
Grand Quarters
Demolished in 2011
- Opened
- 1915
- Torn down
- 2011
Designed by Fuller Claflin
Grand Quarters stood in Milwaukee Junction from 1915 until 2011. Here is what it was, who made it and where to find the spot today.
What is there now
Demolished in 2011
We have not yet found a source that says what stands on the spot today. Last looked on October 25, 2026.
The story
In 1915, during the boom years when the auto industry turned Detroit into one of the fastest growing cities in America, Grand Quarters went up in Milwaukee Junction.
Fuller Claflin drew the plans.
It is gone now, demolished in 2011, and the map pin below marks where it stood.
Timeline
- 1915 Built Designed by Fuller Claflin
- 2011 Demolished
- 2026 Today 15 years since it came down
Where it is
3075 E. Grand Blvd.
On this map
- 1 Grand Quarters This place
- 2 7300 Woodward 300 ft
- 3 New Center Commercial Historic District 350 ft
- 4 Millwood Apartments 380 ft
- 5 Basso Building 450 ft
- 6 Stanley Hong's Mannia Cafe 0.2 mi
- 7 St. Regis Hotel 0.2 mi
- 8 Hamlin Avenue Station 0.2 mi
- 9 Cadillac Place 0.2 mi
Street map from OpenStreetMap contributors
Who made it
Architect
Fuller ClaflinArchitect. Designed the Family Theatre (1880) and Grand Quarters
Also by Fuller Claflin
- Family Theatre 1880
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Detroit Athletic Club
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Farwell Building
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Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament
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Detroit Waldorf School
School, built 1914, by Albert Kahn
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Book Tower
Hotel, built 1917, Italian Renaissance, by Louis Kamper
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Around the block
It is in Milwaukee Junction. See the neighborhood's homes, pros and story.
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7300 Woodward
Building, built 1910, by Albert Kahn
Photo: Jet Lowe, Historic American Buildings Survey, no known restrictions, via Library of Congress
300 ft
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New Center Commercial Historic District
Building, Commercial, by Albert Kahn
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
350 ft
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Millwood Apartments
Building, built 1905, Classical Revival, by Raseman & Fisher
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
380 ft
- Basso Building Building, built 1915, Beaux Arts, by Van Leyen, Schilling, Keough & Reynolds, demolished 450 ft
- Stanley Hong's Mannia Cafe Building, built 1971, Googie, by Nathan Johnson 0.2 mi
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St. Regis Hotel
Hotel, built 1966, Neo-Renaissance, by Weil-Cohan Associates
Photo: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
0.2 mi
- Hamlin Avenue Station Building, built 1898, by Louis Kamper 0.2 mi
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Cadillac Place
Building, built 1920, by Albert Kahn
Photo: Andre Carrotflower, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
0.2 mi
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.