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Historic district, Hamtramck

Jos. Campau Historic District

Still standing, photographed 2012

Jos Campau Historic District: Jos Campau at Norwalk, Hamtramck MI, 2012 Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Jos. Campau Historic District has stood on Bounded by Holbrook in Hamtramck. Who built it, what makes it special and how to see it for yourself.

On the map

More photos of Jos. Campau Historic District

Jos Campau Historic District: Jos Campau near Norwalk, Hamtramck MI, 2012 Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Jos Campau Historic District: Jos Campau at Poland, Hamtramck MI, 2012 Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Jos Campau Historic District: Jos Campau near Poland, Hamtramck MI, 2012 Photo: Andrew Jameson, 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

Jos. Campau Historic District is one of the places that gives Hamtramck its character.

It joined the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.

Next time you are nearby, stop at Bounded by Holbrook, Pulaski, Casmere, & Lehman Sts and look up.

The Joseph Campau Historic District is a commercial historic district located along Joseph Campau Street in Hamtramck, Michigan. The district runs from roughly Holbrook and Lehman Streets on the south to Pulaski and Casmere Streets on the north. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Where it is

Bounded by Holbrook, Pulaski, Casmere, & Lehman Sts., Hamtramck

On this map

  1. Jos. Campau Historic District This place
  2. St. Florian Historic District 0.3 mi
  3. Hamtramck Stadium 0.7 mi
  4. Elizabeth Cleveland Intermediate School 1.0 mi

Street map from OpenStreetMap contributors

Around the block

Photo credits

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

  1. Jos Campau Historic District: Jos Campau at Norwalk, Hamtramck MI, 2012 Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  2. Jos Campau Historic District: Jos Campau near Norwalk, Hamtramck MI, 2012 Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  3. Jos Campau Historic District: Jos Campau at Poland, Hamtramck MI, 2012 Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  4. Jos Campau Historic District: Jos Campau near Poland, Hamtramck MI, 2012 Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  5. Jos Campau Histiroc District: Jos Campau at Edwin, Hamtramck MI, 2012 Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  6. Jos Campau Historic District: Jos Campau at Florian, Hamtramck MI, 2012 Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Sources

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