House of worship, LaSalle Gardens, since 1924
St. Agnes Catholic Church
Standing, closed
- Opened
- 1924
- Style
- Gothic
- Standing
- 102 years
Designed by Van Leyen, Schilling, Keough & Reynolds
St. Agnes Catholic Church has stood on Rosa Parks Blvd. in LaSalle Gardens since 1924, 102 years and counting. Who built it, what makes it special and how to see it for yourself.
What is there now
Standing, closed
- Closed Source: Historic Detroit
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
St. Agnes Catholic Church opened in 1924, during the boom years when the auto industry turned Detroit into one of the fastest growing cities in America.
Van Leyen, Schilling, Keough & Reynolds drew the plans, working in Gothic.
Its doors are closed for now, but the building still stands.
Go see it at 7601 Rosa Parks Blvd. Photos never get the scale right.
Timeline
- 1924 Built Designed by Van Leyen, Schilling, Keough & Reynolds
- 2006 Closed
- 2026 Today Standing, closed
Where it is
7601 Rosa Parks Blvd.
On this map
- 1 St. Agnes Catholic Church This place
- 2 Providence Hospital 0.3 mi
- 3 C.L. Franklin House 0.4 mi
- 4 Clara Ford Pavilion & Education Building 0.4 mi
- 5 King Solomon Baptist Church 0.5 mi
- 6 Shrine of the Black Madonna of the Pan African Orthodox Christian Church 0.5 mi
- 7 Henry Ford Hospital (M-Unit) 0.5 mi
- 8 New Bethel Baptist Church 0.6 mi
- 9 Dreamtroit (Warren Motor Car Co.) 0.6 mi
Street map from OpenStreetMap contributors
Who made it
Architect
Van Leyen, Schilling, Keough & ReynoldsArchitecture firm. Designed St. Agnes Catholic Church (1924) and the Basso Building
Also by Van Leyen, Schilling, Keough & Reynolds
- Basso Building 1915
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 LaSalle Gardens. See the neighborhood's homes, pros and story.
- Providence Hospital Building, built 1910, English Renaissance, by Louis Kamper, demolished 1974 0.3 mi
- C.L. Franklin House Built 1923 0.4 mi
- Clara Ford Pavilion & Education Building Building, built 1925, Georgian Revival, by Albert Kahn 0.4 mi
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King Solomon Baptist Church
House of worship, built 1917, English Gothic, by J. Will Wilson
Photo: Umdet, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
0.5 mi
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Shrine of the Black Madonna of the Pan African Orthodox Christian Church
House of worship, built 1925, Colonial, by George D. Mason
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
0.5 mi
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Henry Ford Hospital (M-Unit)
Building, built 1915, Georgian Revival, by Albert Wood
Photo: Mikerussell at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
0.5 mi
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New Bethel Baptist Church
House of worship
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
0.6 mi
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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
0.6 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.