Building, McDougall-Hunt, since 1897
Hunt Street Station
Standing and open
- Opened
- 1897
- Style
- Beaux Arts
- Standing
- 129 years
Designed by Edward C. Van Leyen
The Hunt Street Station has stood on Hunt St. in McDougall-Hunt since 1897, 129 years and counting. Who built it, what makes it special and how to see it for yourself.
Hunt Street Station today, from the street
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
In 1897, in Detroit's Gilded Age, when stove works, shipyards and railroads made the city's first fortunes, the Hunt Street Station opened in McDougall-Hunt.
Credit the design to Edward C. Van Leyen, working in Beaux Arts.
It is still open, and still part of daily life in the city.
Next time you are nearby, stop at 2200 Hunt St and look up.
Timeline
- 1897 Built Designed by Edward C. Van Leyen
- 2026 Today 129 years and still standing
Where it is
2200 Hunt St.
On this map
- 1 Hunt Street Station This place
- 2 Third Precinct Police Station Next door
- 3 Gordon-Pagel Bakery 470 ft
- 4 Sidney D. Miller Junior High and High School 0.2 mi
- 5 Engine House No. 11 0.3 mi
- 6 Eastern Market Historic District (Boundary Increase) 0.3 mi
- 7 Otto Schemansky & Sons 0.4 mi
- 8 Saint Joseph Roman Catholic Parish Complex (Boundary Increase) 0.4 mi
- 9 Antietam Avenue Bridge 0.4 mi
Street map from OpenStreetMap contributors
Who made it
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Hurlbut Memorial Gate
Monument, built 1894, Beaux Arts
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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
Monument, built 1893
Photo: Detroit Publishing Company, no known restrictions, via Library of Congress
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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
Around the block
It is in McDougall-Hunt. See the neighborhood's homes, pros and story.
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Third Precinct Police Station
Building, built 1896, Beaux-Arts
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Next door
- Gordon-Pagel Bakery Building, built 1907, by Harry S. Angell, demolished 470 ft
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Sidney D. Miller Junior High and High School
School, built 1922, Jacobethan, by Malcomson & Higginbotham
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
0.2 mi
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Engine House No. 11
Building, built 1884, Queen Anne, by William Scott & Co.
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
0.3 mi
- Eastern Market Historic District (Boundary Increase) Building 0.3 mi
- Otto Schemansky & Sons Building, built 1915, by Mildner & Eisen, demolished 0.4 mi
- Saint Joseph Roman Catholic Parish Complex (Boundary Increase) Building 0.4 mi
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Antietam Avenue Bridge
Structure, built 1930, demolished 2008
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
0.4 mi
Photo credits
Every photo on this page is used under its license, named here with its author and a link to the original.
- Hunt Street Station 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.