House of worship, Central Southwest, since 1911
St. Hedwig Catholic Church
Standing and open
- Opened
- 1911
- Standing
- 115 years
Designed by Harry J. Rill
St. Hedwig Catholic Church has stood on Junction Ave. in Central Southwest since 1911, 115 years and counting. Who built it, what makes it special and how to see it for yourself.
St. Hedwig Catholic Church 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
St. Hedwig Catholic Church opened in 1911, during the boom years when the auto industry turned Detroit into one of the fastest growing cities in America.
Credit the design to Harry J. Rill.
It still stands and still opens its doors.
Next time you are nearby, stop at 3245 Junction Ave and look up.
Timeline
- 1911 Built Designed by Harry J. Rill
- 2026 Today 115 years and still standing
Where it is
3245 Junction Ave.
On this map
- 1 St. Hedwig Catholic Church This place
- 2 West Side Dom Polski 0.1 mi
- 3 San Telmo Cigar Manufacturing Company Plant No. 2 0.3 mi
- 4 Howard Flint Ink Co. 0.6 mi
- 5 St. Francis D'Assisi Catholic Church 0.6 mi
- 6 Gethsemane Evangelical Lutheran Church 0.7 mi
- 7 Historic Motor City Missionary Baptist Church 0.7 mi
- 8 Ladder 4 Wine Bar (Engine Company No. 10 / Ladder Company No. 4) 0.7 mi
- 9 Senate Theatre 0.7 mi
Street map from OpenStreetMap contributors
Who made it
St. Augustine Catholic Church and Cemetery, by Harry J. Rill. Photo: Annebethmi, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Architect
Harry J. RillArchitect. Designed St. Augustine Catholic Church and Cemetery (1843) and 7 more in Metro Detroit
Also by Harry J. Rill
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Building, built 1913, Dutch Colonial, by Mildner & Eisen, demolished 1949
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Around the block
It is in Central Southwest. See the neighborhood's homes, pros and story.
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West Side Dom Polski
Building, built 1917, by /architects/joseph-gwizdowski
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
0.1 mi
- San Telmo Cigar Manufacturing Company Plant No. 2 Building, built 1910, by Albert Kahn 0.3 mi
- Howard Flint Ink Co. Building, built 1925, by Weston & Ellington, demolished 1965 0.6 mi
- St. Francis D'Assisi Catholic Church House of worship, built 1905, Italian Renaissance, by Kastler & Hunter 0.6 mi
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Gethsemane Evangelical Lutheran Church
House of worship, built 1891, Carpenter Gothic, by Spier & Rohns
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
0.7 mi
- Historic Motor City Missionary Baptist Church House of worship, built 1891, Victorian Gothic, by Spier & Rohns 0.7 mi
- Ladder 4 Wine Bar (Engine Company No. 10 / Ladder Company No. 4) Building, built 1911, by Chittenden & Kotting 0.7 mi
- Senate Theatre Theater, built 1926, Art Moderne, by Christian W. Brandt 0.7 mi
Photo credits
Every photo on this page is used under its license, named here with its author and a link to the original.
- St. Hedwig Catholic Church 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.