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Building, East Village, since 1924

Hibbard Apartment Building

No demolition on record

Hibbard Apartment Building Detroit Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Opened
1924
Style
Renaissance Revival
Standing
102 years

The Hibbard Apartment Building has stood on E. Jefferson Ave. in East Village since 1924, 102 years and counting. Who built it, what makes it special and how to see it for yourself.

On the map

What is there now

Under renovation

  • Alteration permit Provide new DTE 120.240V service for building; refeed existing service equipment. per plans. (Subject to Field Approval., estimated at $25,000 Source: City and county building permits
  • Electrical permit Install DTE transformer pad, secondaries, CT cabinet and meter enclosure, (2) 400A disconnects, feeders to existing equi Source: City and county building permits

We checked building permits, sales, listings and the city's blight and demolition files on October 24, 2026.

The story

By Victoria Jackson, Editor in Chief Updated

The Hibbard Apartment Building opened in 1924, in the years Detroit became the Motor City and built like it meant to stay on top.

It was built in the Renaissance Revival style, and it still reads that way from the sidewalk.

It joined the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.

Next time you are nearby, stop at 8905 E. Jefferson Ave and look up.

The Hibbard Apartment Building is an apartment building located at 8905 East Jefferson Avenue in Detroit, Michigan, directly adjacent to The Kean. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Timeline

  1. 1924 Built Renaissance Revival
  2. 1985 Listed on the National Register October 9, 1985
  3. 2025 Electrical permit October 7, 2025
  4. 2026 Alteration permit June 4, 2026
  5. 2026 Today Under renovation

Where it is

8905 E. Jefferson Ave.

On this map

  1. Hibbard Apartment Building This place
  2. The Kean 180 ft
  3. Kean Apartments 270 ft
  4. Monteith Elementary School 410 ft
  5. Jeffersonian Apartments 0.1 mi
  6. Robert W. Smylie House 0.2 mi
  7. Percy D. Dwight House 0.2 mi
  8. North One Apartments 0.2 mi
  9. Albert S. Keen House 0.2 mi

Street map from OpenStreetMap contributors

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Around the block

It is in East Village. See the neighborhood's homes, pros and story.

Photo credits

Every photo on this page is used under its license, named here with its author and a link to the original.

  1. Hibbard Apartment Building Detroit Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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.