Lost school, Grand River-I96, 1924 to 2024
Monnier Elementary School
Demolished in 2024
- Opened
- 1924
- Torn down
- 2024
Designed by Verner, Wilhelm & Molby
Monnier Elementary School stood in Grand River-I96 from 1924 until 2024. Here is what it was, who made it and where to find the spot today.
Then and now
What stands there now
Today
A vacant lot
Mapped as Monnier Elementary School
Detroit's Monnier Elementary School, designed by Verner, Wilhelm & Molby, stood on this spot for 100 years. It came down 2 years ago. Today the spot is a vacant lot.
- 1924 Opens Monnier Elementary School
- 2007 Closes Monnier Elementary School
- 2024 Comes down Monnier Elementary School
- 2026 Today Vacant lot
How we know what stands there
- OpenStreetMap Monnier Elementary School, vacant lot at the map point
- County parcel records VACANT COMMERCIAL
Checked October 25, 2026. We never guess: a site no source speaks for shows no answer.
What is there now
A vacant lot
- Today Mapped as Monnier Elementary School Source: OpenStreetMap and County parcel records
- Monnier Elementary School came down Source: Historic Detroit
- Demolition permit Remove existing backfill and expose the basement. Wreck basement floor and walls and remove debris per code. Replace bac Source: City and county building permits
We checked Wikidata, Wikipedia, OpenStreetMap, Rebuild Detroit's landmark records and the county parcel records on October 25, 2026.
The story
Monnier Elementary School went up in 1924, during the boom years when the auto industry turned Detroit into one of the fastest growing cities in America.
The design came from Verner, Wilhelm & Molby.
It is gone now, demolished in 2024, and the map pin below marks where it stood.
Timeline
- 1924 Built Designed by Verner, Wilhelm & Molby
- 2007 Closed
- 2024 Demolished
- 2025 Demolition permit October 24, 2025
- 2026 Today 2 years since it came down
Where it is
13600 Ward Ave.
On this map
Street map from OpenStreetMap contributors
Who made it
Redford Theatre, by Verner, Wilhelm & Molby. Photo: Dave Parker, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Architect
Verner, Wilhelm & MolbyArchitecture firm. Designed the Redford Theatre (1928) and 6 more in Metro Detroit
Also by Verner, Wilhelm & Molby
- Harry W. Fauver House 1923
- Holcomb Elementary School 1925
- Hubert School 1925
- St. Matthias Episcopal Church 1926
- McKerrow School 1927
- Redford Theatre 1928
More from Detroit in the 1920s
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Westin Book Cadillac Hotel
Hotel, built 1924, Neo-Renaissance, by Louis Kamper
Photo: Antony-22, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Buhl Building
Skyscraper, built 1925, Neo-Romanesque, by Wirt C. Rowland
Photo: I, Mikerussell, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Chateau Frontenac
Building, built 1925, Mediterranean, by J. Will Wilson, demolished 1999
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Belcrest Apartments
Building, built 1926, Neo-Romanesque, by Charles N. Agree
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Bethel Community Transformation Center
House of worship, built 1922, by Albert Kahn
Photo: paintings by Myron G. Barlow photography by Helmut Ziewers,, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Broderick Tower
Structure, built 1927, Beaux Arts, by Louis Kamper
Photo: St8fan, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Around the block
It is in Grand River-I96. See the neighborhood's homes, pros and story.
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.