House of worship, McDougall-Hunt, since 1892
St. Elizabeth Parish
Standing and open
- Opened
- 1892
- Style
- Romanesque Revival
- Standing
- 134 years
Designed by Donaldson & Meier
St. Elizabeth Parish has stood on E. Canfield St. in McDougall-Hunt since 1892, 134 years and counting. Who built it, what makes it special and how to see it for yourself.
St. Elizabeth Parish today, from the street
What is there now
Standing and open
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
In 1892, as Detroit's lumber, stove and shipbuilding money went into brick and stone, St. Elizabeth Parish opened in McDougall-Hunt.
The design came from Donaldson & Meier, in the Romanesque Revival style.
It still stands and still opens its doors.
Go see it at 3138 E. Canfield St. Photos never get the scale right.
Timeline
- 1892 Built Designed by Donaldson & Meier
- 2026 Today 134 years and still standing
Where it is
3138 E. Canfield St.
On this map
- 1 St. Elizabeth Parish This place
- 2 Goeschel Building 0.4 mi
- 3 Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Michigan 0.5 mi
- 4 St. Hyacinth Roman Catholic Church 0.5 mi
- 5 Engine House No. 18 0.5 mi
- 6 First English Evangelical Lutheran Church House 0.5 mi
- 7 St. Albertus Catholic Church 0.5 mi
- 8 Otto Schemansky & Sons 0.6 mi
- 9 Raven Lounge & Restaurant 0.6 mi
Street map from OpenStreetMap contributors
Who made it
Architect
Donaldson & MeierAmerican architectural firm, founded 1882. Designed the Penobscot Building (1928) and 58 more in Metro Detroit
Also by Donaldson & Meier
More from Detroit in the 1890s
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Dunbar Memorial Hospital
Monument, built 1892, Romanesque Revival
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Belle Isle Pavilion
Building, built 1893, by Spier & Rohns, demolished 1950
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Detroit Club
Building, built 1891, Richardsonian Romanesque, by Wilson Eyre
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Ecumenical Theological Seminary
House of worship, built 1891, Richardsonian Romanesque, by Mason & Rice
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Monument, built 1893
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Coronado Apartments
Building, built 1894, Romanesque Revival, by William S. Joy
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Around the block
It is in McDougall-Hunt. See the neighborhood's homes, pros and story.
- Goeschel Building Building, built 1914, Art Deco/Moderne, by Mildner & Eisen 0.4 mi
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Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Michigan
Building, built 1924, Neoclassical, by Bernard C. Wetzel
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
0.5 mi
- St. Hyacinth Roman Catholic Church House of worship, built 1922, Romanesque Revival, by Donaldson & Meier 0.5 mi
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Engine House No. 18
Building, built 1892, Queen Anne, by George D. Mason
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
0.5 mi
- First English Evangelical Lutheran Church House Built 1929, Gothic 0.5 mi
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St. Albertus Catholic Church
House of worship, built 1885, Gothic Revival, by Henry Engelbert
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
0.5 mi
- Otto Schemansky & Sons Building, built 1915, by Mildner & Eisen, demolished 0.6 mi
- Raven Lounge & Restaurant Building, built 1910 0.6 mi
Photo credits
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- St. Elizabeth Parish from the street today Photo: Street View, 2026
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.