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Building, North End, since 1916

St. Rita Apartments

Still standing, photographed 2017

Saint Rita Apartments Detroit, Owen and Woodward This is an image of a place or building that is listed on the National..., 2017 Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Opened
1916
Style
English Renaissance Revival
Standing
110 years

Designed by Harry C. Stevens

St. Rita Apartments has stood on Owen St. in North End since 1916, 110 years and counting. Who built it, what makes it special and how to see it for yourself.

On the map

More photos of St. Rita Apartments

Saint Rita Apartments c 1918 This is an image of a place or building that is listed on the National Register of... Photo: Crane Valve World, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

What is there now

Standing and open

We checked building permits, sales, listings and the city's blight and demolition files on October 24, 2026. Nothing new at this address in the last two years.

The story

By Victoria Jackson, Editor in Chief Updated

St. Rita Apartments opened in 1916, in the years Detroit became the Motor City and built like it meant to stay on top.

Harry C. Stevens drew the plans, working in English Renaissance Revival.

It joined the National Register of Historic Places in 2017.

It is still open, and still part of daily life in the city.

Next time you are nearby, stop at 35 Owen St and look up.

The Saint Rita Apartments is an apartment building located at 35 Owen Street in the North End, of Detroit, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2017.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Timeline

  1. 1916 Built Designed by Harry C. Stevens
  2. 2017 Listed on the National Register March 13, 2017
  3. 2026 Today 110 years and still standing

Where it is

35 Owen St.

On this map

  1. St. Rita Apartments This place
  2. Little Rock Missionary Baptist Church 440 ft
  3. Northern High School 460 ft
  4. Central Woodward Christian Church 0.1 mi
  5. Alhambra Theatre 0.1 mi
  6. Clairwood Apartments 0.1 mi
  7. Mt. Royal Hotel 0.2 mi
  8. Temple Beth-El 0.2 mi
  9. William A. Fisher House 0.2 mi

Street map from OpenStreetMap contributors

Who made it

Broadway Market, by Harry C. Stevens Broadway Market, by Harry C. Stevens. Photo: Detroit Publishing Company, no known restrictions, via Library of Congress

Architect

Harry C. Stevens

Architect, born 1870. Designed St. Rita Apartments (1916) and 3 more in Metro Detroit

Also by Harry C. Stevens

More from Detroit in the 1910s

Around the block

It is in North End. See the neighborhood's homes, pros and story.

Photo credits

Every photo on this page is used under its license, named here with its author and a link to the original.

  1. Saint Rita Apartments Detroit, Owen and Woodward This is an image of a place or building that is listed on the National..., 2017 Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  2. Saint Rita Apartments c 1918 This is an image of a place or building that is listed on the National Register of... Photo: Crane Valve World, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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.