Building, Corktown, since 1907
The Factory at Corktown
Standing and open
- Opened
- 1907
- Style
- Industrial
- Standing
- 119 years
Designed by Richard E. Raseman
The Factory at Corktown has stood on Michigan Ave. in Corktown since 1907, 119 years and counting. Who built it, what makes it special and how to see it for yourself.
The Factory at Corktown 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 26, 2026. Nothing new at this address in the last two years.
The story
In 1907, in the years Detroit became the Motor City and built like it meant to stay on top, The Factory at Corktown opened in Corktown.
The design came from Richard E. Raseman, working in Industrial.
It is still open, and still part of daily life in the city.
Go see it at 1907 Michigan Ave. Photos never get the scale right.
Timeline
- 1907 Built Designed by Richard E. Raseman
- 2026 Today 119 years and still standing
Where it is
1907 Michigan Ave.
On this map
- 1 The Factory at Corktown This place
- 2 St. Boniface Catholic Church 500 ft
- 3 Corktown Historic District 0.1 mi
- 4 Carhartt factory 0.2 mi
- 5 Roosevelt Hotel 0.2 mi
- 6 Tre-Way Apartments 0.2 mi
- 7 CPA Building 0.2 mi
- 8 Newlab at Michigan Central Building 0.3 mi
- 9 Tiger Stadium 0.3 mi
Street map from OpenStreetMap contributors
Who made it
Harmonie Club, by Richard E. Raseman. Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Architect
Richard E. RasemanArchitect, 1855 to 1944. Designed Garden Bowl (1913) and 7 more in Metro Detroit
Also by Richard E. Raseman
- Metropole Building 1881
- Harmonie Club 1895
- Grand Army of the Republic Building 1901
- Cary Building 1906
- Hemmeter Building 1911
- Garden Bowl 1913
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Breitmeyer-Tobin Building
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Building, built 1910, by Albert Kahn
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Anna Scripps Whitcomb Conservatory
Building, built 1904, Neoclassical, by Albert Kahn
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Around the block
It is in Corktown. See the neighborhood's homes, pros and story.
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St. Boniface Catholic Church
House of worship, built 1883, Romanesque Revival, by William Scott & Co., demolished 1996
Photo: This file is from the Mechanical Curator collection, a set of over 1 million images scanned from out-of-copyright books and released to Flic, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
500 ft
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Corktown Historic District
Historic district, Colonial Revival
Photo: Brian Mulloy, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
0.1 mi
- Carhartt factory Building, by Alphonso Van Deusen, demolished 1940 0.2 mi
- Roosevelt Hotel Hotel, built 1923, by Pollmar & Ropes 0.2 mi
- Tre-Way Apartments Building, built 1927, by Talmadge C. Hughes, demolished 1989 0.2 mi
- CPA Building Building, built 1924, Neoclassical, by Alvin E. Harley 0.2 mi
- Newlab at Michigan Central Building Building, built 1936, by Albert Kahn 0.3 mi
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Tiger Stadium
Stadium, built 1912, by Osborn Engineering, demolished 2008
Photo: Csh00w, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
0.3 mi
Photo credits
Every photo on this page is used under its license, named here with its author and a link to the original.
- The Factory at Corktown from the street today Photo: Street View, 2025
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.