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School, Grosse Pointe Farms, since 1927

Grosse Pointe High School

Still standing, photographed 2019

Grosse Pointe South High School, in Grosse Pointe Farms, near Detroit, in Michigan, 2008 Photo: Umdet, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Opened
1927
Style
Colonial Revival (Neo-Georgian)
Standing
99 years

Grosse Pointe High School has stood on Grosse Pointe Blvd. in Grosse Pointe Farms since 1927, 99 years and counting. Who built it, what makes it special and how to see it for yourself.

On the map

More photos of Grosse Pointe High School

Grosse Pointe South High School minutes after the start of classes on the last first day of school for the class of..., 2019 Photo: 'lectric eye, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Grosse Pointe South High School from the front lawn, 2019 Photo: 'lectric eye, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
The athletic field at Grosse Pointe South High School, 2008 Photo: Ebgundy, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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

By Victoria Jackson, Editor in Chief Updated

In 1927, in the years the auto age reached every town around Detroit, Grosse Pointe High School opened in Grosse Pointe Farms.

It was built in the Colonial Revival (Neo-Georgian) style, and it still reads that way from the sidewalk.

It joined the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.

Next time you are nearby, stop at 11 Grosse Pointe Blvd and look up.

Grosse Pointe South High School is a public high school of state and national historical significance serving the Detroit suburb of Grosse Pointe. Originally known as Grosse Pointe High School when it opened in 1928, the school adopted its current name in 1968 after the newly established Grosse Pointe North High School began accepting students.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Timeline

  1. 1927 Built Colonial Revival (Neo-Georgian)
  2. 1993 Listed on the National Register May 20, 1993
  3. 2026 Today 99 years and still standing

Where it is

11 Grosse Pointe Blvd., Grosse Pointe Farms

On this map

  1. Grosse Pointe High School This place
  2. Christ Church Chapel 430 ft
  3. Beverly Road Historic District 0.2 mi
  4. Grosse Pointe Memorial Church 0.2 mi
  5. Grosse Pointe Central Library 0.3 mi
  6. Pere Gabriel Richard Elementary School 0.3 mi
  7. Russell A. Alger Jr. House 0.4 mi
  8. Dodge Mansion 0.4 mi
  9. Paul Harvey Deming House 0.4 mi

Street map from OpenStreetMap contributors

More from Grosse Pointe Farms in the 1920s

Around the block

Photo credits

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  1. Grosse Pointe South High School, in Grosse Pointe Farms, near Detroit, in Michigan, 2008 Photo: Umdet, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
  2. Grosse Pointe South High School minutes after the start of classes on the last first day of school for the class of..., 2019 Photo: 'lectric eye, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  3. Grosse Pointe South High School from the front lawn, 2019 Photo: 'lectric eye, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  4. The athletic field at Grosse Pointe South High School, 2008 Photo: Ebgundy, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  5. Grosse Pointe High School historic site marker, 2019 Photo: 'lectric eye, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Sources

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