Lost building, Detroit, 1879 to 1990
St. Mary's Hospital
Demolished in 1990
- Opened
- 1879
- Torn down
- 1990
Designed by Gordon W. Lloyd and Lloyd & Pearce
St. Mary's Hospital stood in Detroit from 1879 until 1990. Here is what it was, who made it and where to find the spot today.
What is there now
Demolished in 1990
We have not yet found a source that says what stands on the spot today. Last looked on October 25, 2026.
The story
St. Mary's Hospital went up in 1879, in Detroit's Gilded Age, when stove works, shipyards and railroads made the city's first fortunes.
Gordon W. Lloyd and Lloyd & Pearce drew the plans.
It is gone now, demolished in 1990, and the map pin below marks where it stood.
Timeline
- 1879 Built Designed by Gordon W. Lloyd and Lloyd & Pearce
- 1987 Closed
- 1990 Demolished
- 2026 Today 36 years since it came down
Where it is
1420 St. Antoine
On this map
- 1 St. Mary's Hospital This place
- 2 Municipal Court Building 260 ft
- 3 Detroit Police Headquarters 440 ft
- 4 St. Mary's Catholic Church 0.1 mi
- 5 Greektown Historic District 0.2 mi
- 6 Second Baptist Church 0.2 mi
- 7 Wilson Theatre 0.2 mi
- 8 Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral 0.2 mi
- 9 Music Hall 0.2 mi
Street map from OpenStreetMap contributors
Who made it
Christ Church, by Gordon W. Lloyd. Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Architect
Gordon W. LloydEnglish-American architect, 1832 to 1904. Designed Christ Church (1863) and 17 more in Metro Detroit
Also by Gordon W. Lloyd
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Around the block
- Municipal Court Building Building, built 1889, Romanesque, by Hess & Raseman, demolished 260 ft
- Detroit Police Headquarters Building, built 1923, by Albert Kahn 440 ft
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St. Mary's Catholic Church
House of worship, built 1885, by Peter Dederichs
Photo: I, Mikerussell, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
0.1 mi
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Greektown Historic District
Historic district
Photo: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
0.2 mi
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Second Baptist Church
House of worship, built 1852, Tudor Revival, by William E.N. Hunter
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
0.2 mi
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Wilson Theatre
Theater, built 1928
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
0.2 mi
- Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral House of worship, built 1968, by John W. Loizon 0.2 mi
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Music Hall
Building, built 1928, Art Deco, by Smith, Hinchman & Grylls
Photo: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
0.2 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.