Lost hotel, Detroit, 1887 to 1931
Wayne Hotel
Demolished in 1931
- Opened
- 1887
- Torn down
- 1931
Designed by Gordon W. Lloyd
The Wayne Hotel stood in Detroit from 1887 until 1931. Here is what it was, who made it and where to find the spot today.
What is there now
Demolished in 1931
We have not yet found a source that says what stands on the spot today. Last looked on October 25, 2026.
The story
The Wayne Hotel went up in 1887, as Detroit's lumber, stove and shipbuilding money went into brick and stone.
Credit the design to Gordon W. Lloyd.
It is gone now, demolished in 1931, and the map pin below marks where it stood.
Timeline
- 1887 Built Designed by Gordon W. Lloyd
- 1931 Demolished
- 2026 Today 95 years since it came down
Where it is
220 Third Ave.
On this map
- 1 Wayne Hotel This place
- 2 City of Detroit III 0.1 mi
- 3 Eastern States 0.1 mi
- 4 Greater Buffalo 0.1 mi
- 5 Fort Street Presbyterian Church 0.2 mi
- 6 Huntington Place 0.2 mi
- 7 Union Depot 0.2 mi
- 8 Riverfront Condominiums Detroit 0.2 mi
- 9 Detroit News Building 0.2 mi
Street map from OpenStreetMap contributors
Who made it
Christ Church, by Gordon W. Lloyd. Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Architect
Gordon W. LloydEnglish-American architect, 1832 to 1904. Designed Christ Church (1863) and 17 more in Metro Detroit
Also by Gordon W. Lloyd
More from Detroit in the 1880s
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Bagley Memorial Fountain
Monument, built 1887, Romanesque
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Cadillac Hotel
Hotel, built 1888, Italian, by John Scott, demolished 1923
Photo: Detroit Publishing Company, no known restrictions, via Library of Congress
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![Detroit Museum of Art, Art museum [Detroit Museum of Art], Detroit, Mich.](https://rebuilddetroit.com/wp-content/uploads/rd-photos/landmarks/landmark-4407-2249-thumb-f19f2910c9.jpg)
Detroit Museum of Art
Building, built 1888, Richardsonian Romanesque, by James Balfour, demolished 1960
Photo: Detroit Publishing Company, no known restrictions, via Library of Congress
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Grace Hospital
Building, built 1888, by Gordon W. Lloyd, demolished 1979
Photo: Detroit Publishing Company, no known restrictions, via Library of Congress
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Globe Tobacco Building
Building, built 1889, Richardsonian Romanesque, by William Scott & Co.
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Engine House No. 11
Building, built 1884, Queen Anne, by William Scott & Co.
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Around the block
- City of Detroit III Ship, built 1912, by Louis Keil, demolished 1956 0.1 mi
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![Eastern States, [Str. Eastern States, Detroit, Mich.]](https://rebuilddetroit.com/wp-content/uploads/rd-photos/landmarks/landmark-4436-2275-thumb-5717c27eed.jpg)
Eastern States
Ship, built 1902, by Louis Keil, demolished 1956
Photo: Detroit Publishing Company, no known restrictions, via Library of Congress
0.1 mi
- Greater Buffalo Ship, built 1924, by Frank E. Kirby, demolished 1948 0.1 mi
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Fort Street Presbyterian Church
House of worship, built 1855, Gothic Revival, by Albert H. Jordan
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
0.2 mi
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Huntington Place
Building, built 1960, Mid-Century Modern, by Louis Rossetti
Photo: Stilfehler, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
0.2 mi
- Union Depot Building, built 1893, Romanesque Revival, by James Stewart, demolished 1974 0.2 mi
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Riverfront Condominiums Detroit
Skyscraper, built 1983
Photo: Crisco 1492, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
0.2 mi
- Detroit News Building Building, built 1917, Romanesque, by Albert Kahn 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.
- [Wayne Hotel, Detroit, Mich.] Photo: Detroit Publishing Company, no known restrictions, via Library of Congress
Sources
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