Lost building, Midtown, 1922 to 1980
Graystone Ballroom
Demolished in 1980
- Opened
- 1922
- Style
- Neo-Gothic
- Torn down
- 1980
Designed by Rupert W. Koch
Graystone Ballroom stood in Midtown from 1922 until 1980. Here is what it was, who made it and where to find the spot today.
What is there now
Demolished in 1980
We have not yet found a source that says what stands on the spot today. Last looked on October 25, 2026.
The story
Graystone Ballroom went up in 1922, during the boom years when the auto industry turned Detroit into one of the fastest growing cities in America.
The design came from Rupert W. Koch, in the Neo-Gothic style.
It is gone now, demolished in 1980, and the map pin below marks where it stood.
Timeline
- 1922 Built Designed by Rupert W. Koch
- 1972 Closed
- 1980 Demolished
- 2026 Today 46 years since it came down
Where it is
4237 Woodward Ave.
On this map
- 1 Graystone Ballroom This place
- 2 The Plaza 170 ft
- 3 Professional Plaza Tower 170 ft
- 4 Orchestra Hall 270 ft
- 5 Detroit-Columbia Central Office Building 400 ft
- 6 Chapel of St. Therese, the Little Flower 420 ft
- 7 Chapel of Saint Theresa, the Little Flower 430 ft
- 8 Saints Peter and Paul Academy 500 ft
- 9 Wells W. Leggett House 500 ft
Street map from OpenStreetMap contributors
Who made it
Architect
Rupert W. KochArchitect. Designed the James D. May House (1916) and Graystone Ballroom
Also by Rupert W. Koch
- James D. May House 1916
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Cadillac Place
Building, built 1920, by Albert Kahn
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Westin Book Cadillac Hotel
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Buhl Building
Skyscraper, built 1925, Neo-Romanesque, by Wirt C. Rowland
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Chateau Frontenac
Building, built 1925, Mediterranean, by J. Will Wilson, demolished 1999
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Belcrest Apartments
Building, built 1926, Neo-Romanesque, by Charles N. Agree
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Around the block
It is in Midtown. See the neighborhood's homes, pros and story.
- The Plaza Building, built 1966, International, by Crane & Gorwic 170 ft
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Professional Plaza Tower
Structure, built 1966, International Style
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
170 ft
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Orchestra Hall
Theater, built 1919, Beaux-Arts, by C. Howard Crane
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
270 ft
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Detroit-Columbia Central Office Building
Building, by Smith, Hinchman & Grylls
Photo: Andrew Jameson at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
400 ft
- Chapel of St. Therese, the Little Flower House of worship, built 1926, Neo-Romanesque, by Donaldson & Meier, demolished 2023 420 ft
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Chapel of Saint Theresa, the Little Flower
House of worship, built 1926, by Donaldson & Meier, demolished
Photo: Andrew Jameson at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
430 ft
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Saints Peter and Paul Academy
School
Photo: Andrew Jameson at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
500 ft
- Wells W. Leggett House Built 1883, Romanesque Revival 500 ft
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.