Lost monument, East Village, 1928 to 2024
Hannan Memorial YMCA
Demolished in 2024
- Dedicated
- 1928
- Style
- English Georgian
- Torn down
- 2024
Designed by Robert O. Derrick
Hannan Memorial YMCA stood in East Village from 1928 until 2024. Here is what it was, who made it and where to find the spot today.
Then and now
What stands there now
Today
A vacant lot
Mapped as Former site of Hannan Memorial YMCA
Detroit's Hannan Memorial YMCA, designed by Robert O. Derrick, stood on this spot for 96 years. It came down 2 years ago. Today the spot is a vacant lot.
- 1928 Dedicated Hannan Memorial YMCA
- 2001 Closes Hannan Memorial YMCA
- 2024 Comes down Hannan Memorial YMCA
- 2026 Today Vacant lot
How we know what stands there
- OpenStreetMap Former site of Hannan Memorial YMCA, vacant lot at the map point
- County parcel records VACANT RESIDENTIAL
Checked October 25, 2026. We never guess: a site no source speaks for shows no answer.
What is there now
A vacant lot
- Today Mapped as Former site of Hannan Memorial YMCA Source: OpenStreetMap and County parcel records
- Hannan Memorial YMCA came down Source: Historic Detroit
We checked Wikidata, Wikipedia, OpenStreetMap, Rebuild Detroit's landmark records and the county parcel records on October 25, 2026.
The story
In 1928, in the years Detroit became the Motor City and built like it meant to stay on top, Hannan Memorial YMCA was dedicated in East Village.
Robert O. Derrick drew the plans, working in English Georgian.
It is gone now, demolished in 2024, and the map pin below marks where it stood.
Timeline
- 1928 Dedicated Designed by Robert O. Derrick
- 2001 Closed
- 2024 Demolished
- 2026 Today 2 years since it came down
Where it is
10401 E. Jefferson Ave.
On this map
- 1 Hannan Memorial YMCA This place
- 2 COGIC Brooks Cathedral Center 290 ft
- 3 Chateau Frontenac 350 ft
- 4 Pewabic Pottery 0.2 mi
- 5 Hurlbut Memorial Gate 0.2 mi
- 6 The Shepherd 0.4 mi
- 7 Pilgrim and Puritan Apartment Complex 0.4 mi
- 8 Amity Lodge No. 335 Temple, Spiritual Israel Church and Its Army Temple 0.4 mi
- 9 Marvin Stanton Home 0.4 mi
Street map from OpenStreetMap contributors
Who made it
Sculptor
Robert O. DerrickArchitect, 1890 to 1961. Designed Theodore J. Levin U.S. Courthouse (1934) and Hannan Memorial YMCA
Also by Robert O. Derrick
More from Detroit in the 1920s
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Cooley High School
School, built 1928, Mediterranean Revival, by Donaldson & Meier, demolished 2026
Photo: Chuckjav, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Ambassador Bridge
Structure, built 1929, by Jonathan Jones
Photo: Antony-22, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Broderick Tower
Structure, built 1927, Beaux Arts, by Louis Kamper
Photo: St8fan, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Cadillac Tower
Structure, built 1927, Late Gothic Revival, by Bonnah & Chaffee
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Belcrest Apartments
Building, built 1926, Neo-Romanesque, by Charles N. Agree
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Brodhead Naval Armory
Building, built 1930, Art Deco/Art Moderne, by Stratton & Hyde
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Around the block
It is in East Village. See the neighborhood's homes, pros and story.
- COGIC Brooks Cathedral Center House of worship, built 1919, Greek Revival, by Butterfield & Butterfield 290 ft
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Chateau Frontenac
Building, built 1925, Mediterranean, by J. Will Wilson, demolished 1999
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
350 ft
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Pewabic Pottery
Building, built 1907, Tudor, by Stratton & Baldwin
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
0.2 mi
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Hurlbut Memorial Gate
Monument, built 1894, Beaux Arts
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
0.2 mi
- The Shepherd House of worship, built 1912, Romanesque, by Donaldson & Meier 0.4 mi
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Pilgrim and Puritan Apartment Complex
Building, built 1924, Neoclassical / Commercial Brick, by Charles N. Agree
Photo: Jermaine Rivers, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
0.4 mi
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Amity Lodge No. 335 Temple, Spiritual Israel Church and Its Army Temple
House of worship, built 1911, Classical Revival
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
0.4 mi
- Marvin Stanton Home Built 1899 0.4 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.