House of worship, Woodbridge, since 1888
Trumbull Avenue Presbyterian Church
Standing, closed
- Opened
- 1888
- Style
- Venetian Gothic
- Standing
- 138 years
Designed by Hess & Raseman
Trumbull Avenue Presbyterian Church has stood on Brainard St. in Woodbridge since 1888, 138 years and counting. Who built it, what makes it special and how to see it for yourself.
Trumbull Avenue Presbyterian Church today, from the street
What is there now
Standing, closed
- Closed Source: Historic Detroit
We checked building permits, sales, listings and the city's blight and demolition files on October 25, 2026. Nothing new at this address in the last two years.
The story
Trumbull Avenue Presbyterian Church opened in 1888, in Detroit's Gilded Age, when stove works, shipyards and railroads made the city's first fortunes.
The design came from Hess & Raseman, working in Venetian Gothic.
The city protects it as part of Trumbull Avenue Presbyterian Church.
Its doors are closed for now, but the building still stands.
Next time you are nearby, stop at 1435 Brainard St and look up.
Timeline
- 1888 Built Designed by Hess & Raseman
- 1982 Protected by the city Trumbull Avenue Presbyterian Church
- 2019 Closed
- 2026 Today Standing, closed
Where it is
1435 Brainard St.
On this map
- 1 Trumbull Avenue Presbyterian Church This place
- 2 Trinity Episcopal Church 450 ft
- 3 Hunter House 0.2 mi
- 4 Northwood - Hunter House 0.3 mi
- 5 Jefferson Intermediate School 0.4 mi
- 6 Eighth Precinct Police Station 0.4 mi
- 7 Woodbridge Historic District 0.4 mi
- 8 Poe School 0.5 mi
- 9 Coronado Apartments 0.5 mi
Street map from OpenStreetMap contributors
Who made it
Architect
Hess & RasemanArchitecture firm. Designed Trumbull Avenue Presbyterian Church (1888) and 2 more in Metro Detroit
Also by Hess & Raseman
- 455-459 Alfred House 1888
- Municipal Court Building 1889
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Hotel, built 1888, Italian, by John Scott, demolished 1923
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Building, built 1888, by Gordon W. Lloyd, demolished 1979
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Bagley Memorial Fountain
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Globe Tobacco Building
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First Unitarian Church
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Around the block
It is in Woodbridge. See the neighborhood's homes, pros and story.
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Trinity Episcopal Church
House of worship, built 1893, Neo-Gothic, by Mason & Rice
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
450 ft
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Hunter House
Built 1891, Châteauesque, Queen Anne
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
0.2 mi
- Northwood - Hunter House Built 1891, in Woodbridge Farm 0.3 mi
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Jefferson Intermediate School
Historic district, built 1923
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
0.4 mi
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Eighth Precinct Police Station
Building, built 1900, Châteauesque, by Louis Kamper
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
0.4 mi
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Woodbridge Historic District
Building, Second Empire
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
0.4 mi
- Poe School School, built 1922, by Malcomson, Higginbotham & Palmer 0.5 mi
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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
0.5 mi
Photo credits
Every photo on this page is used under its license, named here with its author and a link to the original.
- Trumbull Avenue Presbyterian Church from the street today Photo: Street View, 2026
Sources
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