School, Gateway Community, since 1909
University Prep Art & Design Elementary School
Standing and open
- Opened
- 1909
- Style
- Arts & Crafts
- Standing
- 117 years
Designed by Malcomson & Higginbotham
University Prep Art & Design Elementary School has stood on Third Ave. in Gateway Community since 1909, 117 years and counting. Who built it, what makes it special and how to see it for yourself.
University Prep Art & Design Elementary School 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 25, 2026. Nothing new at this address in the last two years.
The story
University Prep Art & Design Elementary School opened in 1909, during the boom years when the auto industry turned Detroit into one of the fastest growing cities in America.
Malcomson & Higginbotham drew the plans, working in Arts & Crafts.
It is still open, and still part of daily life in the city.
Next time you are nearby, stop at 10225 Third Ave and look up.
Timeline
- 1909 Built Designed by Malcomson & Higginbotham
- 2026 Today 117 years and still standing
Where it is
10225 Third Ave.
On this map
- 1 University Prep Art & Design Elementary School This place
- 2 Duane Doty School 80 ft
- 3 Dr. Oliver W. White House 0.1 mi
- 4 Edward F. Fisher Mansion 0.1 mi
- 5 Walter O. Briggs House 0.1 mi
- 6 Berry Gordy Jr. Mansion 0.1 mi
- 7 Charles T. Fisher Mansion 0.1 mi
- 8 Joseph Siegel House 0.2 mi
- 9 Benjamin Siegel House 0.2 mi
Street map from OpenStreetMap contributors
Who made it
Architect
Malcomson & HigginbothamAmerican architectural firm based in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Designed St. Joseph's Episcopal Church (1883) and 51 more in Metro Detroit
Also by Malcomson & Higginbotham
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Around the block
It is in Gateway Community. See the neighborhood's homes, pros and story.
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Duane Doty School
School, built 1908, Arts and Crafts, by Malcomson & Higginbotham
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
80 ft
- Dr. Oliver W. White House Built 1912, Italian Renaissance Revival, in Boston-Edison 0.1 mi
- Edward F. Fisher Mansion Built 1925, in Boston-Edison 0.1 mi
- Walter O. Briggs House Built 1915, in Boston-Edison 0.1 mi
- Berry Gordy Jr. Mansion Built 1917, in Boston-Edison 0.1 mi
- Charles T. Fisher Mansion Built 1922, in Boston-Edison 0.1 mi
- Joseph Siegel House Built 1915, in Boston-Edison 0.2 mi
- Benjamin Siegel House Built 1914, Italianate, in Boston-Edison 0.2 mi
Photo credits
Every photo on this page is used under its license, named here with its author and a link to the original.
- University Prep Art & Design Elementary School from the street today Photo: Street View, 2026
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.