Lost house of worship, Poletown East, 1923 to 1981
St. Nicholas Greek Catholic Church
Demolished in 1981
- Opened
- 1923
- Style
- Art Deco
- Torn down
- 1981
Designed by Arthur DesRosiers
St. Nicholas Greek Catholic Church stood in Poletown East from 1923 until 1981. Here is what it was, who made it and where to find the spot today.
What is there now
Demolished in 1981
We have not yet found a source that says what stands on the spot today. Last looked on October 25, 2026.
The story
St. Nicholas Greek Catholic Church went up in 1923, during the boom years when the auto industry turned Detroit into one of the fastest growing cities in America.
Credit the design to Arthur DesRosiers, working in Art Deco.
It is gone now, demolished in 1981, and the map pin below marks where it stood.
Timeline
- 1923 Built Designed by Arthur DesRosiers
- 1981 Closed
- 1981 Demolished
- 2026 Today 45 years since it came down
Where it is
2390 E. Grand Blvd.
On this map
- 1 St. Nicholas Greek Catholic Church This place
- 2 St. Stanislaus Catholic Church 0.2 mi
- 3 St. Stanislaus Bishop and Martyr Roman Catholic Church 0.2 mi
- 4 All Saints Russian Orthodox Cathedral 0.4 mi
- 5 Art Stove Co. Building 0.5 mi
- 6 Raven Lounge & Restaurant 0.6 mi
- 7 New Center Stamping (Fisher Body Plant No. 37) 0.7 mi
- 8 James P. Donaldson House 0.7 mi
- 9 The Kappa Kastle 0.7 mi
Street map from OpenStreetMap contributors
Who made it
Architect
Arthur DesRosiersAmerican architect, 1890 to 1966. Designed St. Nicholas Greek Catholic Church (1923)
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Around the block
It is in Poletown East. See the neighborhood's homes, pros and story.
- St. Stanislaus Catholic Church House of worship, built 1913, Baroque exterior, by Kastler & Hunter 0.2 mi
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St. Stanislaus Bishop and Martyr Roman Catholic Church
House of worship, built 1911, Late Gothic Revival, by Harry J. Rill
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
0.2 mi
- All Saints Russian Orthodox Cathedral House of worship, built 1900, Romanesque Revival, by Wells D. Butterfield 0.4 mi
- Art Stove Co. Building Building, built 1907, by George Hunt Ingraham 0.5 mi
- Raven Lounge & Restaurant Building, built 1910 0.6 mi
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New Center Stamping (Fisher Body Plant No. 37)
Building
Photo: Jet Lowe, Historic American Buildings Survey, no known restrictions, via Library of Congress
0.7 mi
- James P. Donaldson House Built 1875, Queen Anne, in Brush Park 0.7 mi
- The Kappa Kastle Built 1905, in Brush Park 0.7 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.