Building, Central Southwest, since 1893
Grosfield Building
Standing, closed
- Opened
- 1893
- Style
- Late Victorian
- Standing
- 133 years
Designed by Joseph E. Mills
The Grosfield Building has stood on Michigan Ave. in Central Southwest since 1893, 133 years and counting. Who built it, what makes it special and how to see it for yourself.
Grosfield Building today, from the street
What is there now
Standing, closed
- Closed Source: Historic Detroit
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
The Grosfield Building opened in 1893, in Detroit's Gilded Age, when stove works, shipyards and railroads made the city's first fortunes.
The design came from Joseph E. Mills, working in Late Victorian.
Its doors are closed for now, but the building still stands.
Go see it at 3365 Michigan Ave. Photos never get the scale right.
Timeline
- 1893 Built Designed by Joseph E. Mills
- 2026 Today Standing, closed
Where it is
3365 Michigan Ave.
On this map
- 1 Grosfield Building This place
- 2 Michigan Avenue Historic Commercial District 80 ft
- 3 Southwest Detroit Hospital 0.3 mi
- 4 St. Casimir's Catholic Church (old) 0.3 mi
- 5 Ladder 4 Wine Bar (Engine Company No. 10 / Ladder Company No. 4) 0.5 mi
- 6 St. Paul's German Evangelical Lutheran Church 0.6 mi
- 7 Howard Flint Ink Co. 0.6 mi
- 8 Bagley-West Vernor Historic District 0.6 mi
- 9 United States Postal Service Roosevelt Park Station 0.6 mi
Street map from OpenStreetMap contributors
Who made it
Michigan Avenue Historic Commercial District, by Joseph E. Mills. Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Architect
Joseph E. MillsAmerican architect. Designed Michigan Avenue Historic Commercial District (1884) and 10 more in Metro Detroit
Also by Joseph E. Mills
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Belle Isle Pavilion
Building, built 1893, by Spier & Rohns, demolished 1950
Photo: Detroit Publishing Company, no known restrictions, via Library of Congress
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![Floral Clock at Water Works Park, Floral clock, Water [Works] Park, Detroit, Mich.](https://rebuilddetroit.com/wp-content/uploads/rd-photos/landmarks/landmark-4470-2305-thumb-1a3e4ef4e0.jpg)
Floral Clock at Water Works Park
Monument, built 1893
Photo: Detroit Publishing Company, no known restrictions, via Library of Congress
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Coronado Apartments
Building, built 1894, Romanesque Revival, by William S. Joy
Photo: Andrew Jameson at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Dunbar Memorial Hospital
Monument, built 1892, Romanesque Revival
Photo: Andrew Jameson at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Detroit Club
Building, built 1891, Richardsonian Romanesque, by Wilson Eyre
Photo: Mikerussell, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Ecumenical Theological Seminary
House of worship, built 1891, Richardsonian Romanesque, by Mason & Rice
Photo: w_lemay, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Around the block
It is in Central Southwest. See the neighborhood's homes, pros and story.
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Michigan Avenue Historic Commercial District
Building, built 1884, Italianate, by Joseph E. Mills
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
80 ft
- Southwest Detroit Hospital Building, built 1974, by Eberle M. Smith Associates, demolished 2025 0.3 mi
- St. Casimir's Catholic Church (old) House of worship, built 1890, by Henry Engelbert, demolished 1961 0.3 mi
- Ladder 4 Wine Bar (Engine Company No. 10 / Ladder Company No. 4) Building, built 1911, by Chittenden & Kotting 0.5 mi
- St. Paul's German Evangelical Lutheran Church House of worship, built 1873, German Gothic, by Carl Schmidt 0.6 mi
- Howard Flint Ink Co. Building, built 1925, by Weston & Ellington, demolished 1965 0.6 mi
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Bagley-West Vernor Historic District
Building, built 1920, Italianate, by Donaldson & Meier
Photo: Fbabbie, CC0 1.0, via Wikimedia Commons
0.6 mi
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United States Postal Service Roosevelt Park Station
Building, built 1923, Commercial style
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
0.6 mi
Photo credits
Every photo on this page is used under its license, named here with its author and a link to the original.
- Grosfield Building from the street today Photo: Street View, 2026
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.