Building, McDougall-Hunt, since 1896
Third Precinct Police Station
No demolition on record
- Opened
- 1896
- Style
- Beaux-Arts
- Standing
- 130 years
The Third Precinct Police Station has stood on Hunt St. in McDougall-Hunt since 1896, 130 years and counting. Who built it, what makes it special and how to see it for yourself.
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
In 1896, as Detroit's lumber, stove and shipbuilding money went into brick and stone, the Third Precinct Police Station opened in McDougall-Hunt.
It was built in the Beaux-Arts style, and it still reads that way from the sidewalk.
It joined the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
Next time you are nearby, stop at 2200 Hunt St and look up.
The Third Precinct Police Station (or Hunt Street Station) is a former police station located at 2200 Hunt Street (at Gratiot Avenue) in Detroit, Michigan. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
Timeline
- 1896 Built Beaux-Arts
- 1980 Listed on the National Register February 29, 1980
- 2026 Today 130 years and still standing
Where it is
2200 Hunt St.
On this map
- 1 Third Precinct Police Station This place
- 2 Hunt Street Station Next door
- 3 Gordon-Pagel Bakery 450 ft
- 4 Sidney D. Miller Junior High and High School 0.2 mi
- 5 Engine House No. 11 0.3 mi
- 6 Eastern Market Historic District (Boundary Increase) 0.3 mi
- 7 Otto Schemansky & Sons 0.3 mi
- 8 Saint Joseph Roman Catholic Parish Complex (Boundary Increase) 0.4 mi
- 9 Antietam Avenue Bridge 0.4 mi
Street map from OpenStreetMap contributors
More from Detroit in the 1890s
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Majestic Building
Building, built 1896, Beaux Arts, by Daniel H. Burnham, demolished 1961
Photo: Detroit Publishing Company, no known restrictions, via Library of Congress
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Harmonie Club
Building, built 1895, Beaux Arts, by Richard E. Raseman
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Coronado Apartments
Building, built 1894, Romanesque Revival, by William S. Joy
Photo: Andrew Jameson at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Hurlbut Memorial Gate
Monument, built 1894, Beaux Arts
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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![Belle Isle Pavilion, [Pavilion, Belle Isle Park, Detroit, Mich.]](https://rebuilddetroit.com/wp-content/uploads/rd-photos/landmarks/landmark-4294-2180-thumb-512916ec9d.jpg)
Belle Isle Pavilion
Building, built 1893, by Spier & Rohns, demolished 1950
Photo: Detroit Publishing Company, no known restrictions, via Library of Congress
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![Floral Clock at Water Works Park, Floral clock, Water [Works] Park, Detroit, Mich.](https://rebuilddetroit.com/wp-content/uploads/rd-photos/landmarks/landmark-4470-2305-thumb-1a3e4ef4e0.jpg)
Floral Clock at Water Works Park
Monument, built 1893
Photo: Detroit Publishing Company, no known restrictions, via Library of Congress
Around the block
It is in McDougall-Hunt. See the neighborhood's homes, pros and story.
- Hunt Street Station Building, built 1897, Beaux Arts, by Edward C. Van Leyen Next door
- Gordon-Pagel Bakery Building, built 1907, by Harry S. Angell, demolished 450 ft
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Sidney D. Miller Junior High and High School
School, built 1922, Jacobethan, by Malcomson & Higginbotham
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
0.2 mi
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Engine House No. 11
Building, built 1884, Queen Anne, by William Scott & Co.
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
0.3 mi
- Eastern Market Historic District (Boundary Increase) Building 0.3 mi
- Otto Schemansky & Sons Building, built 1915, by Mildner & Eisen, demolished 0.3 mi
- Saint Joseph Roman Catholic Parish Complex (Boundary Increase) Building 0.4 mi
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Antietam Avenue Bridge
Structure, built 1930, demolished 2008
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
0.4 mi
Photo credits
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- Third Precinct Police Station in Detroit MI Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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.