Building, Wayne State
Verona Apartments
No demolition on record
- Style
- Romanesque Revival
Designed by Malcomson & Higginbotham
The Verona Apartments has stood on W Ferry Street in Wayne State. 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 25, 2026. Nothing new at this address in the last two years.
The story
The Verona Apartments is one of the places that gives Wayne State its character.
Credit the design to Malcomson & Higginbotham, working in Romanesque Revival.
It joined the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.
Go see it at 92 W Ferry Street. Photos never get the scale right.
The Verona Apartments is an apartment building located in the Cass Corridor in Detroit, Michigan. The central section is located at 96 W. Ferry. The East and West wings are located at 92 W. Ferry and 100 W. Ferry, respectively.
Where it is
92 W Ferry Street
On this map
- 1 Verona Apartments This place
- 2 Thomas S. Sprague House 310 ft
- 3 Belcrest Apartments 350 ft
- 4 George L. Beecher House 380 ft
- 5 Belcrest Hotel 410 ft
- 6 Boeing House 430 ft
- 7 Gleaners Temple 450 ft
- 8 Herman Strasburg House 0.1 mi
- 9 Lemuel W. Bowen House 0.1 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
Around the block
It is in Wayne State. See the neighborhood's homes, pros and story.
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Thomas S. Sprague House
Historic home, Queen Anne style architecture in the United States, Shingle style
Photo: Carla Anderson, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
310 ft
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Belcrest Apartments
Building, built 1926, Neo-Romanesque, by Charles N. Agree
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
350 ft
- George L. Beecher House Built 1894, in Midtown homes 380 ft
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Belcrest Hotel
Hotel, by Charles N. Agree
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
410 ft
- Boeing House Built 1875, Second Empire, Beaux Arts 430 ft
- Gleaners Temple House of worship, built 1909, Greek Revival, by George L. Harvey, demolished 1996 450 ft
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Herman Strasburg House
Historic home, Tudor Revival
Photo: Andrew Jameson at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
0.1 mi
- Lemuel W. Bowen House Built 1912, English Renaissance, in Midtown homes 0.1 mi
Photo credits
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- Verona Apartments in Detroit MI Photo: Andrew Jameson at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Sources
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