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Building, McDougall-Hunt, since 1924

Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Michigan

Still standing, photographed 2022

Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Michigan, across Gratiot Avenue, Detroit This is an image of a place or..., 2022 Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Opened
1924
Style
Neoclassical
Standing
102 years

Designed by Bernard C. Wetzel

Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Michigan has stood on McDougall St. in McDougall-Hunt 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

Building permits at this address

5 permits since March 2025

$590,600 in declared work (2 of 5 name a figure) Newest: Mechanical permit, March 23, 2026

  1. Mechanical permit

    Ductwork renovations, bath fans, duct heater

  2. Plumbing permit

  3. Electrical permit

    Electrical

  4. Alteration permit

    Interior alterations to Code per plans. Subject to Field Approval. "Marijuana, Onsite Smoking, & Adult... Read all

    Interior alterations to Code per plans. Subject to Field Approval. "Marijuana, Onsite Smoking, & Adult Cabaret Activitie

    $300,000

  5. Alteration permit

    Exterior alterations (COMM.-ROOF) per documents (Subject to Field Approval.)

    $290,600

Source: City and county building permits

We checked building permits, sales, listings and the city's blight and demolition files on October 25, 2026.

The story

By Victoria Jackson, Editor in Chief Updated

In 1924, in the years Detroit became the Motor City and built like it meant to stay on top, Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Michigan opened in McDougall-Hunt.

Credit the design to Bernard C. Wetzel, in the Neoclassical style.

It joined the National Register of Historic Places in 2022.

Next time you are nearby, stop at 3500 McDougall St and look up.

The Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Michigan is a Prince Hall Freemason lodge located at 3500 McDougall Street in Detroit, Michigan. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2021.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Timeline

  1. 1924 Built Designed by Bernard C. Wetzel
  2. 2022 Listed on the National Register January 19, 2022
  3. 2025 2 building permits $590,600 in declared work, the latest November 5
  4. 2026 3 building permits The latest March 23
  5. 2026 Today Under renovation

Where it is

3500 McDougall St.

On this map

  1. Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Michigan This place
  2. Goeschel Building 390 ft
  3. Otto Schemansky & Sons 0.2 mi
  4. Engine House No. 11 0.2 mi
  5. St. Elizabeth Parish 0.5 mi
  6. First English Evangelical Lutheran Church House 0.5 mi
  7. Third Precinct Police Station 0.5 mi
  8. Hunt Street Station 0.5 mi
  9. Engine House No. 18 0.5 mi

Street map from OpenStreetMap contributors

Who made it

Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church Complex, by Bernard C. Wetzel Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church Complex, by Bernard C. Wetzel. Photo: Andrew Jameson at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Architect

Bernard C. Wetzel

American architect, 1876 to 1952. Designed Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church Complex (1927) and 4 more in Metro Detroit

Also by Bernard C. Wetzel

More from Detroit in the 1920s

Around the block

It is in McDougall-Hunt. 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. Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Michigan, across Gratiot Avenue, Detroit This is an image of a place or..., 2022 Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.