House of worship, Highland Park, since 1922
Trinity United Methodist Church
Photographed standing in 2008
- Opened
- 1922
- Style
- Gothic Revival
- Standing
- 104 years
Designed by George D. Mason
Trinity United Methodist Church has stood on Woodward Ave. in Highland Park since 1922, 104 years and counting. Who built it, what makes it special and how to see it for yourself.
More photos of Trinity United Methodist Church
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 1922, as the auto boom spread out from Detroit and the suburbs began to fill in, Trinity United Methodist Church opened in Highland Park.
Credit the design to George D. Mason, in the Gothic Revival style.
The National Register of Historic Places listed it in 1982.
Next time you are nearby, stop at 13100 Woodward Ave and look up.
The New Mt. Moriah Baptist Church is located at 13100 Woodward Avenue in Highland Park, Michigan in Metro Detroit. It was built in 1922 as the Trinity United Methodist Church, in the Gothic Revival style.
Timeline
- 1922 Built Designed by George D. Mason
- 1982 Listed on the National Register August 3, 1982
- 2026 Today 104 years and still standing
Where it is
13100 Woodward Ave., Highland Park
On this map
- 1 Trinity United Methodist Church This place
- 2 Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church 0.3 mi
- 3 Highland Park Presbyterian Church 0.3 mi
- 4 Highland Heights-Stevens' Subdivision Historic District 0.5 mi
- 5 Highland Park Plant, Ford Motor Company 0.6 mi
- 6 Highland Park General Hospital 0.8 mi
- 7 Church of the Blessed Sacrament 1.0 mi
- 8 Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament 1.0 mi
Street map from OpenStreetMap contributors
Who made it
Architect
George D. MasonAmerican architect, 1856 to 1948. Designed the Lincoln Motor Company Plant (1917) and 39 more in Metro Detroit
Also by George D. Mason
- Ransom Gillis House 1876
- Cass Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church 1883
- Marine City City Hall 1884
- Thompson Home 1884
- Engine House No. 18 1892
- Trinity Episcopal Church 1893
More from Highland Park in the 1920s
Around the block
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Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church
House of worship, built 1929, Late Gothic Revival
Photo: Andrew Jameson at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
0.3 mi
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Highland Park Presbyterian Church
House of worship, built 1910, by Sidney Rose Badgley
Photo: Andrew Jameson at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
0.3 mi
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Highland Heights-Stevens' Subdivision Historic District
Historic district, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
0.5 mi
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Highland Park Plant, Ford Motor Company
Building, built 1910, by Albert Kahn
Photo: Bernard L. Johnson, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
0.6 mi
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Highland Park General Hospital
Building, built 1918, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
0.8 mi
- Church of the Blessed Sacrament House of worship, built 1906, by Harry J. Rill, demolished 1.0 mi
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Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament
House of worship, built 1916, Neo Gothic, by George F. Diehl
Photo: Nheyob, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
1.0 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 historic Trinity United Methodist Church in Highland Park, Michigan, as seen here from across Woodward Avenue, 2008 Photo: Andrew Jameson at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- 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
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.