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House of worship, Petoskey-Otsego, since 1919

St. Theresa of Avila Roman Catholic Church

Photographed standing in 2008

St. Theresa of Avila Church Detroit Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Opened
1919
Style
Late 19th And 20th century Revivals
Standing
107 years

St. Theresa of Avila Roman Catholic Church has stood on Quincy Ave. in Petoskey-Otsego since 1919, 107 years and counting. Who built it, what makes it special and how to see it for yourself.

On the map

More photos of St. Theresa of Avila Roman Catholic Church

The landmark St. Paul on the Lake Catholic Church, on Lakeshore Drive in Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan, 2008 Photo: Umdet, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
St. Theresa of Avila Church Rectory Detroit Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
St. Theresa of Avila Church School Detroit Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

What is there now

Standing

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. Theresa of Avila Roman Catholic Church opened in 1919, in the years Detroit became the Motor City and built like it meant to stay on top.

It was built in the Late 19th And 20th century Revivals style, and it still reads that way from the sidewalk.

It joined the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.

Go see it at 8666 Quincy Ave. Photos never get the scale right.

The St. Theresa of Avila Roman Catholic Church is a church located at 8666 Quincy Street in Detroit, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Timeline

  1. 1919 Built Late 19th And 20th century Revivals, Romanesque Revival
  2. 1989 Listed on the National Register July 14, 1989
  3. 2026 Today 107 years and still standing

Where it is

8666 Quincy Ave.

On this map

  1. St. Theresa of Avila Roman Catholic Church This place
  2. Grande Ballroom 0.5 mi
  3. Annex Theatre 0.5 mi
  4. Rosa L. and Raymond Parks Flat 0.5 mi
  5. Orsel and Minnie McGhee House 0.6 mi
  6. Grand Riviera Theater 0.6 mi
  7. YMCA (Fisher Branch) 0.7 mi
  8. St. Matthias Episcopal Church 0.7 mi
  9. Lee Manor 0.8 mi

Street map from OpenStreetMap contributors

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Around the block

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Photo credits

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

  1. St. Theresa of Avila Church Detroit Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  2. The landmark St. Paul on the Lake Catholic Church, on Lakeshore Drive in Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan, 2008 Photo: Umdet, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  3. St. Theresa of Avila Church Rectory Detroit Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  4. St. Theresa of Avila Church School Detroit Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  5. Città del Vaticano, Cupola della Basilica di S. Pietro, 2006 Photo: MarkusMark, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Sources

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