Lost hotel, Piety Hill, 1924 to 1980
Mt. Royal Hotel
Demolished in 1980
- Opened
- 1924
- Torn down
- 1980
Designed by Joseph P. Jogerst
The Mt. Royal Hotel stood in Piety Hill from 1924 until 1980. Here is what it was, who made it and where to find the spot today.
What is there now
Demolished in 1980
We have not yet found a source that says what stands on the spot today. Last looked on October 25, 2026.
The story
In 1924, during the boom years when the auto industry turned Detroit into one of the fastest growing cities in America, the Mt. Royal Hotel went up in Piety Hill.
Joseph P. Jogerst drew the plans.
It is gone now, demolished in 1980, and the map pin below marks where it stood.
Timeline
- 1924 Built Designed by Joseph P. Jogerst
- 1978 Closed
- 1980 Demolished
- 2026 Today 46 years since it came down
Where it is
8841-8845 Woodward Ave.
On this map
- 1 Mt. Royal Hotel This place
- 2 Temple Beth-El 200 ft
- 3 Woodward-Gladstone Terrace 250 ft
- 4 Religious Structures of Woodward Avenue TR 260 ft
- 5 Bethel Community Transformation Center 280 ft
- 6 Central Woodward Christian Church 340 ft
- 7 North Woodward Congregational Church 370 ft
- 8 Little Rock Missionary Baptist Church 510 ft
- 9 First Baptist Church of Detroit 0.1 mi
Street map from OpenStreetMap contributors
Who made it
Architect
Joseph P. JogerstArchitect. Designed The Hamilton (1914) and 4 more in Metro Detroit
Also by Joseph P. Jogerst
- The Hamilton 1914
- Lester Hotel 1916
- Charles A. Werner House 1923
- Clifford Hotel 1923
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 Piety Hill. See the neighborhood's homes, pros and story.
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Temple Beth-El
House of worship, built 1921, Neoclassical, by Albert Kahn
Photo: Andrew Jameson at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
200 ft
- Woodward-Gladstone Terrace Built 1905, in North End 250 ft
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Religious Structures of Woodward Avenue TR
Structure, Tudor Revival
Photo: Andrew Jameson at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
260 ft
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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
280 ft
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Central Woodward Christian Church
House of worship, built 1926, Late Gothic Revival, by George D. Mason
Photo: Andrew Jameson at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
340 ft
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North Woodward Congregational Church
House of worship, built 1911, Late Gothic Revival, by Malcomson & Higginbotham
Photo: Andrew Jameson at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
370 ft
- Little Rock Missionary Baptist Church House of worship, built 1928, Modern Gothic, by George D. Mason 510 ft
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First Baptist Church of Detroit
House of worship, built 1909, Late Gothic Revival
Photo: Andrew Jameson at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
0.1 mi
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.