Monument, Detroit, since 1912
William Cotter Maybury Monument
Standing and open
- Dedicated
- 1912
- Style
- Classic Revival
- Standing
- 114 years
Designed by Adolph Alexander Weinman
The William Cotter Maybury Monument has stood on Woodward Avenue and East Adams Street in Detroit since 1912, 114 years and counting. Who built it, what makes it special and how to see it for yourself.
William Cotter Maybury Monument 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
The William Cotter Maybury Monument was dedicated in 1912, in the years Detroit became the Motor City and built like it meant to stay on top.
Credit the design to Adolph Alexander Weinman, working in Classic Revival.
It still stands and still opens its doors.
Go see it at Woodward Avenue and East Adams Street. Photos never get the scale right.
Timeline
- 1912 Dedicated Designed by Adolph Alexander Weinman
- 2026 Today 114 years and still standing
Where it is
Woodward Avenue and East Adams Street
On this map
- 1 William Cotter Maybury Monument This place
- 2 Light Infantry Armory 170 ft
- 3 Reid Building 210 ft
- 4 Greyhound Terminal (second) 240 ft
- 5 Renaissance City Apartments 240 ft
- 6 Gayety Theatre 300 ft
- 7 Coleman A. Young Municipal Center 320 ft
- 8 Burton Abstract & Title Co. Building 390 ft
- 9 Light Guard Armory 450 ft
Street map from OpenStreetMap contributors
Who made it
Sculptor
Adolph Alexander WeinmanAmerican sculptor, 1870 to 1952. Sculpted the Alexander Macomb Monument (1908) and the William Cotter Maybury Monument
Also by Adolph Alexander Weinman
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Broadway Market
Building, built 1912, Beaux Arts, by Harry C. Stevens, demolished 1967
Photo: Detroit Publishing Company, no known restrictions, via Library of Congress
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Capitol Park Building
Building, built 1913, by Leonard B. Willeke
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Cathedral Church of St. Paul
House of worship, built 1911, Neo-Gothic, by Ralph Adams Cram
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Edelweiss Cafe
Building, built 1913, Dutch Colonial, by Mildner & Eisen, demolished 1949
Photo: Detroit Publishing Company, no known restrictions, via Library of Congress
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7300 Woodward
Building, built 1910, by Albert Kahn
Photo: Jet Lowe, Historic American Buildings Survey, no known restrictions, via Library of Congress
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Detroit Waldorf School
School, built 1914, by Albert Kahn
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Around the block
- Light Infantry Armory Structure, built 1886, Richardsonian Romanesque, by H.H. Richardson, demolished 1957 170 ft
- Reid Building Building, built 1896, Romanesque Revival, by Donaldson & Meier 210 ft
- Greyhound Terminal (second) Building, built 1958, Mid-Century Modern, by Arrasmith & Tyler, demolished 1990 240 ft
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Renaissance City Apartments
Skyscraper, built 1985, by SDG Associates
Photo: 42-BRT, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
240 ft
- Gayety Theatre Theater, built 1912, by William H. McElfatrick, demolished 1958 300 ft
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Coleman A. Young Municipal Center
Skyscraper, built 1955, International, by Harley, Ellington & Day
Photo: 42-BRT, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
320 ft
- Burton Abstract & Title Co. Building Building, built 1924, by Frank Herman, demolished 1977 390 ft
- Light Guard Armory Structure, built 1898, Richardsonian Romanesque, by Malcomson & Higginbotham, demolished 1945 450 ft
Photo credits
Every photo on this page is used under its license, named here with its author and a link to the original.
- William Cotter Maybury Monument 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.