Building, Detroit, since 1911
Hemmeter Building
Standing and open
- Opened
- 1911
- Style
- Neoclassical
- Standing
- 115 years
Designed by Richard E. Raseman
The Hemmeter Building has stood on E. Grand River in Detroit since 1911, 115 years and counting. Who built it, what makes it special and how to see it for yourself.
What is there now
Standing and open
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 Hemmeter Building opened in 1911, during the boom years when the auto industry turned Detroit into one of the fastest growing cities in America.
Richard E. Raseman drew the plans, in the Neoclassical style.
It still stands and still opens its doors.
Next time you are nearby, stop at 230-242 E. Grand River and look up.
Timeline
- 1911 Built Designed by Richard E. Raseman
- 2026 Today 115 years and still standing
Where it is
230-242 E. Grand River
Who made it
Harmonie Club, by Richard E. Raseman. Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Architect
Richard E. RasemanArchitect, 1855 to 1944. Designed Garden Bowl (1913) and 7 more in Metro Detroit
Also by Richard E. Raseman
- Metropole Building 1881
- Harmonie Club 1895
- Grand Army of the Republic Building 1901
- Cary Building 1906
- The Factory at Corktown 1907
- Garden Bowl 1913
More from Detroit in the 1910s
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Cathedral Church of St. Paul
House of worship, built 1911, Neo-Gothic, by Ralph Adams Cram
Photo: Andrew Jameson at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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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
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![Broadway Market, [Edw. Neumann, Broadway Market, Detroit, Mich.]](https://rebuilddetroit.com/wp-content/uploads/rd-photos/landmarks/landmark-4310-2194-thumb-42e52f2f8b.jpg)
Broadway Market
Building, built 1912, Beaux Arts, by Harry C. Stevens, demolished 1967
Photo: Detroit Publishing Company, no known restrictions, via Library of Congress
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Dreamtroit (Warren Motor Car Co.)
Building, built 1910, Commercial Style, by Rogers & MacFarlane
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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![Capitol Park Building, [Griswold Street from Capitol Park, Detroit, Mich.]](https://rebuilddetroit.com/wp-content/uploads/rd-photos/landmarks/landmark-4329-2213-thumb-3f981d9a17.jpg)
Capitol Park Building
Building, built 1913, by Leonard B. Willeke
Photo: Detroit Publishing Company, no known restrictions, via Library of Congress
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Edelweiss Cafe
Building, built 1913, Dutch Colonial, by Mildner & Eisen, demolished 1949
Photo: Detroit Publishing Company, no known restrictions, via Library of Congress
Around the block
- Lincoln Hotel Hotel, built 1917, by Albert Kahn, demolished 1949 110 ft
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Merchants Building
Building, built 1922, by Bonnah & Chaffee
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
140 ft
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Harmonie Club
Building, built 1895, Beaux Arts, by Richard E. Raseman
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
200 ft
- The Belle Building, built 1926, Beaux Arts and Neoclassicism, by George D. Mason 220 ft
- The Ashley Hotel, built 1913, by Norman S. Atcheson Alvin E. Harley 220 ft
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Broadway Avenue Historic District
Historic district
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
300 ft
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Broadway Market
Building, built 1912, Beaux Arts, by Harry C. Stevens, demolished 1967
Photo: Detroit Publishing Company, no known restrictions, via Library of Congress
330 ft
- Madison-Lenox Hotel Hotel, built 1900, Beaux Arts, by F. Carl Pollmar, demolished 2005 380 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.