Building, Cultural Center
Wardell, The
Photographed standing in 2008
Wardell, The has stood on E Kirby Street in Cultural Center. Who built it, what makes it special and how to see it for yourself.
What is there now
Standing
- Plumbing permit Three Sinks, Bathrooms remain untouched Source: City and county building permits
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
Wardell, The is one of the places that gives Cultural Center its character.
The National Register of Historic Places listed it in 2007.
Go see it at 15 E Kirby Street. Photos never get the scale right.
The Park Shelton is a historic condominium building located at 15 East Kirby Street (on the corner of Kirby and Woodward Avenue) in Midtown Detroit, Michigan. Built in 1926 as The Wardell hotel, the building was therefore listed under this name in the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.
Timeline
- 2007 Listed on the National Register August 22, 2007
- 2026 Plumbing permit July 7, 2026
Where it is
15 E Kirby Street
On this map
- 1 Wardell, The This place
- 2 Park Shelton 130 ft
- 3 Henry G. Stevens House 200 ft
- 4 Hellenic Museum of Michigan 220 ft
- 5 William A. Pungs House 290 ft
- 6 Herman Roehm House 310 ft
- 7 Lemuel W. Bowen House 350 ft
- 8 John Scott House 360 ft
- 9 Detroit Historical Museum 360 ft
Street map from OpenStreetMap contributors
Around the block
It is in Cultural Center. See the neighborhood's homes, pros and story.
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Park Shelton
Building, built 1926, by Weston & Ellington
Photo: Andre Carrotflower, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
130 ft
- Henry G. Stevens House Built 1913, in East Ferry Avenue 200 ft
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Hellenic Museum of Michigan
Building, built 1912, by John Scott
Photo: Andre Carrotflower, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
220 ft
- William A. Pungs House Built 1891, Romanesque Revival, in East Ferry Avenue 290 ft
- Herman Roehm House Built 1889, Queen, in East Ferry Avenue 310 ft
- Lemuel W. Bowen House Built 1912, English Renaissance, in Midtown homes 350 ft
- John Scott House Built 1887, Queen Anne, in East Ferry Avenue 360 ft
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Detroit Historical Museum
Building, built 1951, by William Kapp
Photo: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
360 ft
Photo credits
Every photo on this page is used under its license, named here with its author and a link to the original.
- The Wardell (Park Shelton Apartments) in Detroit, Michigan, 2008 Photo: Andrew Jameson at en.wikipedia, 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.