Lost hotel, Detroit, 1890 to 1927
Normandie Hotel
Demolished in 1927
- Opened
- 1890
- Torn down
- 1927
The Normandie Hotel stood in Detroit from 1890 until 1927. Here is what it was, who made it and where to find the spot today.
What is there now
Demolished in 1927
We have not yet found a source that says what stands on the spot today. Last looked on October 25, 2026.
The story
The Normandie Hotel went up in 1890, as Detroit's lumber, stove and shipbuilding money went into brick and stone.
It is gone now, demolished in 1927, and the map pin below marks where it stood.
Timeline
- 1890 Built
- 1927 Closed
- 1927 Demolished
- 2026 Today 99 years since it came down
Where it is
24-49 E. Congress
On this map
- 1 Normandie Hotel This place
- 2 Vinton Building 50 ft
- 3 Foran's Grand Trunk Pub 100 ft
- 4 Ally Detroit Center 170 ft
- 5 Metropole Building 200 ft
- 6 Pontchartrain Hotel 220 ft
- 7 First National Building 220 ft
- 8 The Qube 330 ft
- 9 Greyhound Terminal (second) 330 ft
Street map from OpenStreetMap contributors
More from Detroit in the 1890s
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First Unitarian Church
House of worship, built 1890, Romanesque revival, by Donaldson & Meier, demolished 2014
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Detroit Club
Building, built 1891, Richardsonian Romanesque, by Wilson Eyre
Photo: Mikerussell, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Ecumenical Theological Seminary
House of worship, built 1891, Richardsonian Romanesque, by Mason & Rice
Photo: w_lemay, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Globe Tobacco Building
Building, built 1889, Richardsonian Romanesque, by William Scott & Co.
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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![Cadillac Hotel, [Hotel Cadillac and Washington Boulevard, Detroit, Mich.]](https://rebuilddetroit.com/wp-content/uploads/rd-photos/landmarks/landmark-4323-2196-thumb-ce55ea75dc.jpg)
Cadillac Hotel
Hotel, built 1888, Italian, by John Scott, demolished 1923
Photo: Detroit Publishing Company, no known restrictions, via Library of Congress
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![Detroit Museum of Art, Art museum [Detroit Museum of Art], Detroit, Mich.](https://rebuilddetroit.com/wp-content/uploads/rd-photos/landmarks/landmark-4407-2249-thumb-f19f2910c9.jpg)
Detroit Museum of Art
Building, built 1888, Richardsonian Romanesque, by James Balfour, demolished 1960
Photo: Detroit Publishing Company, no known restrictions, via Library of Congress
Around the block
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Vinton Building
Building, built 1917, Arts and Crafts-Romanesque, by Albert Kahn
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
50 ft
- Foran's Grand Trunk Pub Building, built 1879 100 ft
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Ally Detroit Center
Skyscraper, built 1993, Postmodern, by Philip Johnson
Photo: WMrapids, CC0 1.0, via Wikimedia Commons
170 ft
- Metropole Building Building, built 1881, by Richard E. Raseman 200 ft
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![Pontchartrain Hotel, [Hotel Pontchartrain, Detroit, Mich.]](https://rebuilddetroit.com/wp-content/uploads/rd-photos/landmarks/landmark-4735-2385-thumb-2233859995.jpg)
Pontchartrain Hotel
Hotel, built 1907, by George D. Mason, demolished 1920
Photo: Detroit Publishing Company, no known restrictions, via Library of Congress
220 ft
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First National Building
Skyscraper, built 1922, by Albert Kahn
Photo: Mikerussell at the English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
220 ft
- The Qube Building, built 1959, by Albert Kahn Associates 330 ft
- Greyhound Terminal (second) Building, built 1958, Mid-Century Modern, by Arrasmith & Tyler, demolished 1990 330 ft
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.