Building, Detroit, since 1911
L.B. King Building
Standing and open
- Opened
- 1911
- Style
- Chicago Commercial
- Standing
- 115 years
Designed by Rogers & MacFarlane
The L.B. King Building has stood on Library St. 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
In 1911, during the boom years when the auto industry turned Detroit into one of the fastest growing cities in America, the L.B. King Building opened.
Credit the design to Rogers & MacFarlane, in the Chicago Commercial style.
It joined the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.
It still stands and still opens its doors.
Next time you are nearby, stop at 1274 Library St and look up.
The L. B. King and Company Building is a commercial building located at 1274 Library Street in Detroit, Michigan. It is also known as the Annis Furs Building. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places and designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1987.
Timeline
- 1911 Built Designed by Rogers & MacFarlane
- 1987 Listed on the National Register June 12, 1987
- 2026 Today 115 years and still standing
Where it is
1274 Library St.
On this map
- 1 L.B. King Building This place
- 2 Oriental Hotel 70 ft
- 3 Jerome H. Remick and Company Building 120 ft
- 4 Abraham Lincoln statue 160 ft
- 5 Broadway Market 210 ft
- 6 Singer Building 300 ft
- 7 Lafer Brothers Building 310 ft
- 8 Library Park Hotel 310 ft
- 9 Shinola Hotel (Rayl Building) 320 ft
Street map from OpenStreetMap contributors
Who made it
Architect
Rogers & MacFarlaneUS architectural firm. Designed the Crescent Brass and Pin Company Building (1905) and 19 more in Metro Detroit
Also by Rogers & MacFarlane
- John N. Bagley House 1889
- The Bagley Mansion 1889
- Rufus Goodell House 1890
- Martin S. Smith II House 1895
- Albert H. Finn House 1897
- Andrew P. Biddle House 1898
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, [Edelweiss Cafe, Detroit, Mich.]](https://rebuilddetroit.com/wp-content/uploads/rd-photos/landmarks/landmark-4440-2281-thumb-050a05b82b.jpg)
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
- Oriental Hotel Hotel, by Almon C. Varney, demolished 70 ft
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Jerome H. Remick and Company Building
Building, by Almon C. Varney
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
120 ft
- Abraham Lincoln statue Monument, built 1958 160 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
210 ft
- Singer Building Building, built 1936, by Smith, Hinchman & Grylls 300 ft
- Lafer Brothers Building Building, built 1916, by Joseph E. Mills 310 ft
- Library Park Hotel Hotel, built 1897, demolished 1941 310 ft
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Shinola Hotel (Rayl Building)
Hotel, built 1915, Art Nouveau, by Baxter, O'Dell & Halpin
Photo: Maxwell Fung, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
320 ft
Photo credits
Every photo on this page is used under its license, named here with its author and a link to the original.
- LB King and Co Building, Detroit MI 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.