National Register of Historic Places listings
The locations, descriptions, and pictures in this tour are taken from Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Detroit,_Michigan . "This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Detroit, Michigan. It is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places located in Detroit, Michigan, United States but outside of the Downtown Detroit and Midtown Detroit neighborhoods."
Alden Park Towers
The Alden Park Towers were built in 1922 south of Jefferson to take advantage of the natural beauty of the Detroit River. This structure is one of the few large apartment buildings constructed in Detroit.
11.0 km from Alden Park Towers to Alger Theater
Turn right onto E Jefferson Ave (5.3 km)
Turn left onto Alter Rd (3.4 km)
Turn right onto Outer Dr E (1.6 km)
Turn right to stay on Outer Dr E (0.6 km)
Alger Theater
The Art Moderne Alger Theater is one of only two remaining intact and unchanged neighborhood theaters in the city of Detroit (the second being the Redford Theatre). The theater is owned by Friends of the Alger Theater, a non profit organization dedicated to refurbishing and reopening the theater.
17.9 km from Alger Theater to Antietam Street-Grand Trunk Railroad Bridge
Take the 1st left onto Outer Dr E (0.6 km)
Continue onto Whittier St (0.5 km)
Turn right onto Harper Ave (13 m)
Turn left onto Whittier St (0.1 km)
Turn left onto Edsel Ford (47 m)
Take the I-94 W ramp (0.2 km)
Merge onto Interstate 94 W (10.2 km)
Take exit 216A for Interstate 75 S toward Toledo (1.5 km)
Merge onto I-75 S (1.7 km)
Take exit 51C on the left for Interstate 375 toward Civic Center (0.3 km)
Merge onto I-375 S (1.9 km)
Continue onto Interstate 375 Business (Spur)/E Jefferson Ave
Turn right onto Woodward Ave (0.3 km)
Turn right onto Cadillac Square
Antietam Street-Grand Trunk Railroad Bridge
Antietam St. and Grand Trunk Railroad
The Antietam Street bridge (along with the nearby Chestnut Street bridge) was built in the late 1920s and early 1930s as part of Detroit's program to separate railroad and street grades. It runs over what was once the Grand Trunk Railroad, and is now the Dequindre Cut. The bridge was demolished due to structural deficiencies.
9.6 km from Antietam Street-Grand Trunk Railroad Bridge to Arden Park-East Boston Historic District
Take the 2nd right onto Randolph Street (0.2 km)
Turn right onto E Jefferson Ave (0.3 km)
Slight left onto M-10 N/W Jefferson Ave
Take exit 5C toward Hamilton Ave/Chicago Blvd (0.3 km)
Merge onto John C Lodge Expy (signs for Hamilton Ave/Chicago Blvd) (76 m)
Continue onto Hamilton Ave (0.3 km)
Turn right onto W Boston Blvd (0.8 km)
Arden Park-East Boston Historic District
E. Boston Ave and Woodward Ave
The Arden Park-East Boston Historic District was platted in the 1890s east of Woodward in what was then the far northern reaches of Detroit. The neighborhood was platted with large lots to attract wealthier residents of Detroit; some of the neighborhood's first residents included Frederick Fisher, John Dodge, and J.L. Hudson. The neighborhood, along with nearby Boston-Edison (also on the register) remained a premier address for residential living in Detroit.
15.9 km from Arden Park-East Boston Historic District to Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church
Take the 1st right onto Chicago Blvd (1.1 km)
Turn left onto John C Lodge Expy (63 m)
Take the Michigan 10 S ramp on the left (0.3 km)
Merge onto M-10 S (2.4 km)
Take exit 4A on the left for Interstate 94 E toward Port Huron (0.5 km)
Merge onto I-94 E (6.4 km)
Take exit 219 for Michigan 3/Gratiot Ave (0.4 km)
Turn right onto Gratiot Ave (4.5 km)
Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church
This Roman Catholic parish was started in 1830 by German immigrnats. The church is known as the Assumption Grotto Church, due to the popularity of the grotto, completed in 1881, which was built as a replica of the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes in France. The church complex includes the grotto, a 1929 church, a rectory, convent, and cemetery.
7.7 km from Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church to Edmund Atkinson School
Turn left onto Seven Mile E (6.2 km)
Turn left onto Fenelon St (0.5 km)
Turn right
Edmund Atkinson School
The Edmund Atkinson School was built as an elementary school in 1927. Detroit Public Schools closed the building in 2007, and in 2010 sold it to National Heritage Academy for $600,000. The building has reopened as Legacy Charter Academy.
15.9 km from Edmund Atkinson School to John N. Bagley House
Turn right onto Fenelon St (0.3 km)
Turn right onto E Nevada St (0.8 km)
Take the 1st left onto Ryan Rd (1.2 km)
Turn right onto E Davison St (0.4 km)
Continue onto M-8 W (0.6 km)
Take the exit onto I-75 S toward Toledo (8.4 km)
Take exit 51C on the left for Interstate 375 toward Civic Center (0.3 km)
Merge onto I-375 S (1.9 km)
Make a U-turn (65 m)
Slight right onto E Jefferson Ave
John N. Bagley House
This two-and-one-half-story structure is still one of the finest of Detroit's Richardsonian Romanesque houses. Built of dark brick and brown stone, it has a massive gable roof and a conical-roofed tower with conical roof. The facade contains multiple surface and window treatment, including sculptutal elements by Julius Melchers around the entrance.
1.7 km from John N. Bagley House to Belle Isle
Belle Isle
Belle Isle is a 982-acre (3.97 km2) island park in the Detroit River, home to the Anna Scripps Whitcomb Conservatory, the Detroit Yacht Club, the Detroit Boat Club, the Dossin Great Lakes Museum, a Coast Guard post, and a municipal golf course. It is the largest island park in the United States.
11.5 km from Belle Isle to Boston-Edison Historic District
Turn left onto E Lafayette St (3.2 km)
Turn right onto Chrysler Dr (0.1 km)
Take the ramp on the left onto I-375 N (0.6 km)
Keep left at the fork, follow signs for Interstate 75 N/Flint and merge onto I-75 N (5.1 km)
Take exit 55 toward Holbrook Ave/Caniff Ave (0.4 km)
Turn left onto Holbrook St (1.2 km)
Turn right onto Woodward Ave (0.4 km)
Boston-Edison Historic District
The Boston-Edison Historic District is a historic neighborhood consisting of over 900 homes. Historically significant residents include Henry Ford, James Couzens, Horace Rackham, Peter E. Martin, C. Harold Wills, Clarence W. Avery, Sebastian S. Kresge, and Clarence Burton. It is one of the largest residential historic district in the nation.
11.2 km from Boston-Edison Historic District to Joseph Campau House
Take the 2nd right onto Clairmount St (0.8 km)
Turn left onto John C Lodge (0.1 km)
Take the ramp on the left onto M-10 S (7.7 km)
Continue onto Interstate 375 Business (Spur)/E Jefferson Ave (0.3 km)
Slight right onto E Jefferson Ave (1.9 km)
Turn right onto Joseph Campau St (83 m)
Take the 1st left onto Woodbridge St
Joseph Campau House
The Joseph Campau House, built on land that was originally part of the Joseph Campau farm, is one of the oldest residences in Detroit. The house is a simply constructed two-story house with a symmetrical three-bay facade.
6.5 mi from Joseph Campau House to Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament
Turn right onto Joseph Campau St (272 ft)
Turn left onto E Jefferson Ave (0.9 mi)
Turn right onto Chrysler Dr (430 ft)
Take the ramp on the left onto I-375 N (0.6 mi)
Keep left at the fork, follow signs for Interstate 75 N/Flint and merge onto I-75 N (3.2 mi)
Take exit 55 toward Holbrook Ave/Caniff Ave (0.3 mi)
Turn left onto Holbrook St (0.8 mi)
Turn right onto Woodward Ave
Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament
The Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament is the home of the Archdiocese of Detroit since its inception in 1938. Construction of the church started in 1913, but proceeded rather slowly. The interior was finished in 1930, and the exterior was not finished until 1951 with the construction of the towers.
0.5 mi from Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament to Central Woodward Christian Church
Central Woodward Christian Church
This church was built by the Disciples of Christ in Detroit, in the mid-1920s as their second church in Detroit. In the 1970s, the congregation migrated into the suburbs, and the church was sold to the Little Rock Missionary Baptist Church.
9.5 mi from Central Woodward Christian Church to Chateau Frontenac Apartments
Take the 1st left onto Clairmount St (0.5 mi)
Turn left onto John C Lodge (390 ft)
Take the ramp on the left onto M-10 S (4.8 mi)
Continue onto Interstate 375 Business (Spur)/E Jefferson Ave (0.2 mi)
Slight right onto E Jefferson Ave (3.8 mi)
Turn right onto Marquette Dr
Chateau Frontenac Apartments
The Chateau Frontenac was an eight-story apartment building constructed from buff brick, with off-white terra cotta details and a hipped roof of green Spanish tile. It has been demolished.
3.7 mi from Chateau Frontenac Apartments to Alexander Chene House
Take the 1st left onto Freud St (276 ft)
Turn left onto St Clair St (0.4 mi)
Take the 1st left onto E Jefferson Ave
Alexander Chene House
The Chene House was one of the few examples of Federal architecture in Detroit. It was built in 1850 by Alexander Chene on land which had been granted to the Chene family by Louis XIV of France in 1707. The home was demolished in April 1991; an IHOP was built in its place.
1.5 mi from Alexander Chene House to Chestnut Street-Grand Trunk Railroad Bridge
Turn right onto Chrysler Dr (328 ft)
Take the 1st left onto E Congress St (0.6 mi)
Turn right onto Woodward Ave (440 ft)
Take the 1st right onto Cadillac Square
Chestnut Street-Grand Trunk Railroad Bridge
Chestnut St and Grand Trunk Railroad
The Chestnut Street bridge (along with the nearby Antietam Street bridge) was built in the late 1920s/early 1930s as part of Detroit's program to separate railroad and street grades. It runs over what was once the Grand Trunk Railroad, and is now the Dequindre Cut.
0.7 mi from Chestnut Street-Grand Trunk Railroad Bridge to Christ Church, Detroit
Take the 2nd right onto Randolph Street (371 ft)
Turn left onto E Larned St (0.1 mi)
Take the 2nd right onto Beaubien St (397 ft)
Turn left at the 2nd cross street onto Interstate 375 Business (Spur)/E Jefferson Ave (210 ft)
Slight right onto E Jefferson Ave
Christ Church, Detroit
This Episcopalian church, constructed in 1863, is the oldest Protestant church in Michigan which is still located on its original site. The church is built in an American Gothic style, using limestone and sandstone; a massive belfry with a squared-off Germanic roof dominates the front facade. All interior woodwork, save the roof, is made from local butternut. There are two Tiffany windows in the church, with more windows designed by other famous glass companies.
11.9 mi from Christ Church, Detroit to Thomas M. Cooley High School
Turn left onto Rivard St (348 ft)
Take the 1st left onto E Larned St (371 ft)
Take the 1st right onto Chrysler Dr (102 ft)
Take the ramp on the left onto I-375 N (0.6 mi)
Keep right at the fork, follow signs for I-75 S/Toledo and merge onto Fisher Fwy (0.8 mi)
Continue onto I-75 S/Fisher Fwy (1.6 mi)
Take exit 48 for Interstate 96 toward Lansing (0.6 mi)
Merge onto I-96 W (4.8 mi)
Keep right to stay on I-96 W, follow signs for Lansing/Interstate 96 Local/Interstate 96 Express (1.1 mi)
Take exit 185 toward Gd River Ave/Schaefer Hwy (0.2 mi)
Merge onto I- 96 Service Rd (0.1 mi)
Turn right onto Grand River Ave (0.9 mi)
Turn right onto Coyle St (0.7 mi)
Turn right onto Cooley High School (0.1 mi)
Turn right
Thomas M. Cooley High School
This three-story, Mediterranean Revival school, named for Michigan Supreme Court chief justice Thomas M. Cooley opened in 1928. It was closed in 2010.
10.7 mi from Thomas M. Cooley High School to Corktown Historic District
Turn left toward Lauder St (226 ft)
Turn right onto Lauder St (230 ft)
Take the 1st right onto Fenkell St (1.6 mi)
Turn left onto Wyoming St (0.1 mi)
Turn right onto Keeler St (344 ft)
Take the ramp on the left onto M-10 S (8.1 mi)
Take exit 1C for Howard St (0.1 mi)
Keep right at the fork, follow signs for Detroit TSC and merge onto Howard St (0.3 mi)
Turn right onto Trumbull St (0.3 mi)
Corktown Historic District
Corktown is the oldest surviving neighborhood in Detroit, dating to the 1850s. The name comes from the Irish immigrants who settled there; they were predominantly from County Cork. The neighborhood is primarily residential, but the district does include some commercial buildings, mostly along Michigan Avenue.
2.2 mi from Corktown Historic District to Crescent Brass and Pin Company Building
Crescent Brass and Pin Company Building
This building was originally constructed in 1905 for a firm that made radiator chaplets, and was enlarged in several stages in 1916, 1917, 1924, and the early 1950s. The company ceased operations in Detoit in the 1980s. The building has been refurbished into lofts, and is now known as the Research Lofts on Trumbull.
4.9 mi from Crescent Brass and Pin Company Building to Croul-Palms House
Continue straight onto Lincoln St (0.2 mi)
Turn right onto W Milwaukee St (443 ft)
Take the 1st right onto John C Lodge (85 ft)
Take the ramp on the left onto M-10 S (3.8 mi)
Continue onto Interstate 375 Business (Spur)/E Jefferson Ave (0.2 mi)
Slight right onto E Jefferson Ave (0.4 mi)
Turn right
Croul-Palms House
The Croul-Palms House is a is named after its first two owners, Jerome Croul and Francis Palms. The house is an excellent example of Queen Anne architecture.
11.5 mi from Croul-Palms House to Edwin Denby High School
Turn left onto E Jefferson Ave (0.2 mi)
Turn right onto Chrysler Dr (430 ft)
Take the ramp on the left onto I-375 N (0.6 mi)
Keep left at the fork, follow signs for Interstate 75 N/Flint and merge onto I-75 N (1.5 mi)
Take exit 53B for Interstate 94/Ford Freeway toward Chicago/Port Huron (0.4 mi)
Keep right at the fork, follow signs for I-94 E/Port Huron and merge onto I-94 E (7.0 mi)
Take exit 223 toward Cadieux Rd (0.2 mi)
Merge onto Edsel Ford E (295 ft)
Turn left onto Cadieux Rd (0.4 mi)
Turn left onto Morang Dr (0.9 mi)
Turn left onto Riad St (0.1 mi)
Edwin Denby High School
Denby High School is a named after Edwin C. Denby, an attorney, former Michigan legislator and Secretary of the Navy during the administration of Warren G. Harding. The Art Deco building features nautical themes.
8.6 mi from Edwin Denby High School to Detroit Naval Armory
Turn right onto Morang Dr (0.9 mi)
Turn right onto Cadieux Rd (0.3 mi)
Turn right onto Edsel Ford (167 ft)
Take the I-94 W ramp (0.1 mi)
Merge onto Interstate 94 W (2.7 mi)
Take exit 220B for Conner Ave toward City Airport (0.1 mi)
Turn left onto Conner St (0.2 mi)
Turn right onto St Jean St (187 ft)
Take the 1st left to stay on St Jean St (2.1 mi)
Turn right onto E Jefferson Ave (1.9 mi)
Detroit Naval Armory
The Detroit Naval Armory, also known as the R. Thornton Brodhead Armory, was constructed as a training facility for the Michigan "naval militias," the forerunner of present-day Navy and Marine Corps Reserve units. During the Great Depression, the Works Progress Administration funded numerous artistic additions to the armory; this collection of WPA art is the largest collection of federally funded Depression-era artwork of any building in the state.
4.0 mi from Detroit Naval Armory to Detroit Yacht Club
Make a U-turn (367 ft)
Take the 1st right onto E Grand Blvd (0.6 mi)
Continue onto Sunset Dr (0.2 mi)
Slight left onto Casino Way (0.1 mi)
Slight left onto Central Ave (1.9 mi)
Turn left onto Lakeside Dr (0.5 mi)
Continue onto Riverbank Dr (0.3 mi)
Turn right
Detroit Yacht Club
The Detroit Yacht Club is the largest yacht club in the United States. Its clubhouse was designed by architect George Mason in a Mediterranean Revival style.
10.3 mi from Detroit Yacht Club to Duane Doty School
Turn right onto Riverbank Dr (1.3 mi)
Slight right onto Picnic Way (0.6 mi)
Continue onto E Grand Blvd (0.4 mi)
Turn left onto E Lafayette St (2.0 mi)
Turn right onto Chrysler Dr (476 ft)
Take the ramp on the left onto I-375 N (0.4 mi)
Keep right at the fork, follow signs for I-75 S/Toledo and merge onto Fisher Fwy (0.8 mi)
Continue onto I-75 S/Fisher Fwy (0.5 mi)
Take exit 49B toward Southfield (0.4 mi)
Merge onto M-10 N (3.1 mi)
Take exit 5C toward Hamilton Ave/Chicago Blvd (0.2 mi)
Merge onto John C Lodge Expy (signs for Hamilton Ave/Chicago Blvd) (249 ft)
Continue onto Hamilton Ave (0.3 mi)
Turn right onto Calvert St (0.2 mi)
Take the 1st right onto 3rd St (174 ft)
Duane Doty School
The Duane Doty School, built in 1908, was named after a former Superintendant of Schools for Detroit.
6.6 mi from Duane Doty School to Dry Dock Engine Works-Detroit Dry Dock Company Complex
Take the 3rd right onto Chicago Blvd (0.3 mi)
Turn left onto John C Lodge Expy (207 ft)
Take the Michigan 10 S ramp on the left (0.2 mi)
Merge onto M-10 S (4.9 mi)
Turn right onto Bates St (0.1 mi)
Turn left onto Atwater St (0.9 mi)
Dry Dock Engine Works-Detroit Dry Dock Company Complex
The complex includes a cluster of six buildings (also known as the Globe Trading Company Building) and a dry dock along the river; these structures are the remnants of a once-thriving maritime construction trade. The machine shop is significant as an early industrial building with structural steel frame and curtain walls.
1.8 mi from Dry Dock Engine Works-Detroit Dry Dock Company Complex to East Grand Boulevard Historic District
Turn left onto Dubois St (0.2 mi)
Turn right onto E Jefferson Ave (1.4 mi)
East Grand Boulevard Historic District
E. Grand Boulevard and E. Jefferson Ave
The East Grand Boulevard Historic District includes a few moderate-sized apartment buildings and numerous large homes constructed primarily between 1900 and 1925. The apartment buildings in the district include the El Tovar Apartments, Saint Paul Manor Apartments, and the Kingston Arms Apartments.
2.7 mi from East Grand Boulevard Historic District to Eastern Market Historic District
Turn left onto E Lafayette St (0.5 mi)
Turn right onto Mt Elliott St (0.6 mi)
Turn left onto E Vernor Hwy (1.0 mi)
Continue onto Adelaide St (0.3 mi)
Turn right onto Russell St (157 ft)
Eastern Market Historic District
Eastern market, established in the 1850s, is the largest historic public market district in the United States. The district houses food wholesaling and processing businesses as well as public market sheds. The second set of boundaries represents an increase added on 2007-02-01.
2.1 mi from Eastern Market Historic District to Eastside Historic Cemetery District
Turn right onto Division St (0.4 mi)
Turn right onto St Aubin St (413 ft)
Turn left onto E Vernor Hwy (1.0 mi)
Turn right onto Mt Elliott St (0.6 mi)
Turn left onto E Lafayette St (59 ft)
Eastside Historic Cemetery District
The Eastside Historic Cemetery District consists of three separate cemeteries: Mount Elliott Cemetery (Catholic, established 1841), Elmwood Cemetery (Protestant, established 1846), and the Lafayette Street Cemetery (Jewish, established 1850), spreading over 150 acres (0.61 km2) in total. The cemeteries are notable for the monuments, landscaping, and notable individuals interred there.
4.4 mi from Eastside Historic Cemetery District to Eighth Precinct Police Station
Turn right onto Chrysler Dr (476 ft)
Take the ramp on the left onto I-375 N (0.4 mi)
Keep right at the fork, follow signs for I-75 S/Toledo and merge onto Fisher Fwy (0.8 mi)
Continue onto I-75 S/Fisher Fwy (0.3 mi)
Take exit 50 toward Gd River Ave (0.1 mi)
Turn right onto 2nd Ave (30 ft)
Turn left onto I- 75 Srv Rd (394 ft)
Take the 1st right onto Grand River Ave (1.1 mi)
Eighth Precinct Police Station
The Eighth Precinct Police Station is the second-oldest police building in Detroit. The station is made up of two, two-story structures with a single-story arcade between. The main building was used as office space while the other building was used as a garage. The building currently houses Phoenix Group Consultants.
4.6 mi from Eighth Precinct Police Station to El Tovar Apartments
Turn left onto Fisher Fwy (0.2 mi)
Slight left onto the Interstate 75 N ramp (0.1 mi)
Merge onto I-75 N (0.2 mi)
Continue onto Fisher Fwy (0.8 mi)
Continue onto Gratiot Ave (0.2 mi)
Turn right onto E Vernor Hwy (1.5 mi)
Turn right onto E Grand Blvd
El Tovar Apartments
The 73-apartment El Tovar Apartment building is an excellent example of Spanish Moorish/Art Deco style. It is located within the East Grand Boulevard Historic District.
2.0 mi from El Tovar Apartments to Engine House No. 11
Take the 2nd left onto Kercheval St (0.5 mi)
Turn right onto Mt Elliott St (0.2 mi)
Take the 1st left onto E Vernor Hwy (0.7 mi)
Turn right onto Chene St (0.2 mi)
Turn right onto Gratiot Ave (0.1 mi)
Engine House No. 11
Engine House No. 11 is the oldest remaining fire house in the city of Detroit. It was organized in 1884 with horse-drawn equipment, and converted to motorized equipment in 1911. The building was used as a fire house until 1972.
1.0 mi from Engine House No. 11 to Engine House No. 18
Turn right onto Mt Elliott St (0.1 mi)
Engine House No. 18
Engine House No. 18 is the third oldest existing (and the oldest operating) fire station in Detroit. It was built in 1892 with two first-floor engine bays.
4.6 mi from Engine House No. 18 to First Baptist Church of Detroit
Turn left onto Harper Ave (0.3 mi)
Take the I-94 W ramp on the left (0.2 mi)
Merge onto Interstate 94 W (1.0 mi)
Take exit 215C toward M-1/Woodward Ave/Brush St (0.2 mi)
Merge onto E Edsel Ford Fwy (0.4 mi)
Turn right onto Woodward Ave
First Baptist Church of Detroit
The First Baptist Church congregation was founded in 1827. This building was constructed in 1910 as congregants moved out of the downtown area. In 1957, with the congregation again on the move, First Baptist sold the building to the Peoples Community Church, who remain in the building.
0.7 mi from First Baptist Church of Detroit to Fisher and New Center Buildings
Turn right onto Lothrop Rd
Fisher and New Center Buildings
The Fisher and New Center Buildings as a pair are an architecturally significant complex demonstrating some of the finest craftsmanship and artistry in Art Deco–style buildings. Both were funded by the Fisher brothers (of Fisher Body) and designed by Albert Kahn. The New Center building is now known as the Albert Kahn Building.
0.4 mi from Fisher and New Center Buildings to Fisher Building
Turn right onto Woodward Ave (489 ft)
Take the 1st right onto W Grand Blvd (0.2 mi)
Turn right onto 2nd Ave
Fisher Building
Built in 1927 by the Fisher brothers, this skyscraper is one of the greatest works by architect Albert Kahn. The Fishers spent lavishly to make this Art Deco masterpiece a monumental gift to Detroit and one of the most finely detailed major commercial buildings in the United States.
1.0 mi from Fisher Building to Ford Piquette Avenue Plant
Take the 1st right onto Lothrop Rd (0.2 mi)
Turn right onto Woodward Ave (0.1 mi)
Take the 2nd left onto E Grand Blvd (0.3 mi)
Turn right onto Beaubien St (0.3 mi)
Take the 2nd right onto Piquette St (98 ft)
Turn right (39 ft)
Ford Piquette Avenue Plant
The Piquette plant is a New England mill-style building, built by the Ford Motor Company in 1904. The building is where the Model T was designed and first built. Ford moved out in 1910, selling the building to Studebaker. It is currently operated as a museum, the Model T Automotive Heritage Complex.
10.7 mi from Ford Piquette Avenue Plant to Fort Street-Pleasant Street and Norfolk & Western Railroad Viaduct
Turn right onto Piquette St (0.2 mi)
Turn left onto John R St (0.2 mi)
Take the 2nd right onto E Edsel Ford Fwy (85 ft)
Slight left onto the I-94 W ramp (0.2 mi)
Merge onto Interstate 94 W (0.2 mi)
Take exit 215A on the left to merge onto M-10 S toward Downtown (1.7 mi)
Take exit 2A toward Toledo (1.2 mi)
Merge onto I-75 S (5.9 mi)
Exit onto S Schaefer Hwy toward Fort St/M-85 (0.3 mi)
Turn right onto S Fort St (0.1 mi)
Make a U-turn
Fort Street-Pleasant Street and Norfolk & Western Railroad Viaduct
This Fort Street bridge was by far the largest and most ambitious structure included in the 1920s grade separation plan, where major streets and rail lines were separated with a series of bridges and subways. Fort Street was, at the time, designated a "superhighway," requiring the bridge to be 80 feet (24 m) in width; the tracks underneath required a 2,800 feet (850 m) span.
3.5 mi from Fort Street-Pleasant Street and Norfolk & Western Railroad Viaduct to Fort Wayne
Turn right onto W Fort St (0.4 mi)
Slight right onto Dearborn St (1.0 mi)
Slight left onto W Jefferson Ave (1.3 mi)
Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne is Detroit's third fort, after Fort Detroit and Fort Lernoult. The original star fort and barracks at Fort Wayne was constructed in 1845-48. It served as a mustering center and garrison post from the Civil War though the Vietnam War. Later buildings were added outside the star fort, including officer's homes, a guard post, hospital, additional barracks, and other buildings.
6.7 mi from Fort Wayne to Garden Court Apartments
Take the 2nd right onto S Dragoon St (0.5 mi)
Turn right onto I-75 Frontage Rd (223 ft)
Take the Interstate 75 N ramp on the left (0.2 mi)
Merge onto I-75 N (2.1 mi)
Take exit 49 for Michigan 10 toward Southfield (1.0 mi)
Follow signs for M-10 S/Civic Center/Cobo Center and merge onto M-10 S (1.5 mi)
Continue onto Interstate 375 Business (Spur)/E Jefferson Ave (0.2 mi)
Slight right onto E Jefferson Ave (1.2 mi)
Garden Court Apartments
The Garden Court Apartments were constructed for J. Harrington Walker (of Hiram Walker & Sons) in 1915. Walker lived across the street from the Garden Court; when the building was completed, he moved into one of the apartments. The nine-story building originally housed 32 very large luxury apartments.
7.0 mi from Garden Court Apartments to James A. Garfield School
Turn right onto Chrysler Dr (430 ft)
Take the ramp on the left onto I-375 N (0.6 mi)
Keep right at the fork, follow signs for I-75 S/Toledo and merge onto Fisher Fwy (0.8 mi)
Continue onto I-75 S/Fisher Fwy (3.8 mi)
Take exit 46 toward Livernois Avenue (0.2 mi)
Merge onto I-75 Frontage Rd (0.3 mi)
Slight right to stay on I-75 Frontage Rd (0.2 mi)
Turn left onto Waterman St (39 ft)
James A. Garfield School
The James A. Garfield School is one of the oldest existing schools in the city of Detroit, as well as one of the least altered. The school, named for president James A. Garfield, was designed in 1896; in 1907, the name of the building was changed to honor Frank H. Beard, the director of the Springwells school board for 17 years.
6.6 mi from James A. Garfield School to General Motors Building
Take the 1st left onto I-75 Frontage Rd (0.4 mi)
Take the Interstate 75 N ramp on the left (0.2 mi)
Merge onto I-75 N (2.1 mi)
Take exit 49 for Michigan 10 toward Southfield (1.0 mi)
Follow signs for M-10 N/Southfield and merge onto M-10 N (2.4 mi)
Take exit 4C toward Milwaukee Ave/W Grand Blvd (0.1 mi)
Turn right onto W Milwaukee St
General Motors Building
The 15-story General Motors Building was designed in 1919 by Albert Kahn, and used until 1996 as the headquarters of General Motors Corporation. The building, currently known as Cadillac Place, is now leased by the State of Michigan.
3.6 mi from General Motors Building to Gethsemane Evangelical Lutheran Church
Turn left onto John C Lodge (85 ft)
Take the ramp on the left onto M-10 S (0.3 mi)
Take exit 4B to merge onto Interstate 94 W toward Chicago (1.9 mi)
Take exit 213A toward W Grand Blvd/Warren Ave (0.2 mi)
Continue straight (0.2 mi)
Turn left onto Scotten St (0.5 mi)
Turn right onto Rich St (0.2 mi)
Take the 2nd left onto 28th St
Gethsemane Evangelical Lutheran Church
The Gethsemane Lutheran Church is a wooden, High Victorian Gothic chapel, built in 1891 by the Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church. The congregation used the building until 1976, when they went defunct. The building was purchased by the Motor City Missionary Baptist Church in 1978.
3.6 mi from Gethsemane Evangelical Lutheran Church to Grand Riviera Theater
Turn right onto Buchanan St (430 ft)
Take the 1st right onto 30th St (0.5 mi)
Turn right toward I-94 E (108 ft)
Take the ramp on the left onto I-94 E (0.6 mi)
Take exit 213B toward Lansing (0.6 mi)
Merge onto I-96 W (1.4 mi)
Take exit 188B for Joy Rd (0.3 mi)
Turn right onto Joy Rd (226 ft)
Take the 1st left onto Grand River Ave
Grand Riviera Theater
The Grand Riviera was built in 1925, at a cost of over one million dollars. It seated over three thousand patrons, and was the first "atmospheric" theater in Detroit, using lighting, special effects, and interior design to make the audience feel like they were sitting outdoors in a garden. Due to structural deterioration, the Grand Riviera Theater was demolished in 1997.
10.5 mi from Grand Riviera Theater to Greenfield Union School
Take the 1st right onto Joy Rd (0.1 mi)
Turn left onto Jeffries Fwy (148 ft)
Take the ramp on the left onto I-96 E (1.6 mi)
Take exit 190 A toward Port Huron (0.6 mi)
Merge onto I-94 E (1.9 mi)
Take exit 216A to merge onto I-75 N toward Flint (5.1 mi)
Take exit 58 toward 7 Mile Rd (0.1 mi)
Merge onto Chrysler Expy (0.1 mi)
Turn left onto Seven Mile E (0.6 mi)
Turn right onto Danbury St (0.1 mi)
Turn left onto Penrose St (279 ft)
Take the 1st left onto Charleston St
Greenfield Union School
The Greenfield Union School was built for $40,000 in 1914 in what was then Greenfield Township. In 1916, the area was annexed by the city of Detroit. The school was nominated to the NRHP as part of the Public Schools of Detroit MPS.
11.9 mi from Greenfield Union School to Hibbard Apartment Building
Turn left onto Seven Mile W (0.6 mi)
Turn right onto Chrysler Expy (0.1 mi)
Slight left to merge onto I-75 S (6.4 mi)
Take exit 51C on the left for Interstate 375 toward Civic Center (0.2 mi)
Merge onto I-375 S (1.2 mi)
Make a U-turn (213 ft)
Slight right onto E Jefferson Ave (3.2 mi)
Turn left onto Hibbard St
Hibbard Apartment Building
The Hibbard Apartment Building is a nine-story structure with 40 units, designed in a handsome Renaissance Revival style by Robert O. Derrick, who also designed the National Historic Landmark Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan.
4.2 mi from Hibbard Apartment Building to Hook and Ladder House No. 5-Detroit Fire Department Repair Shop
Take the 1st right onto E Jefferson Ave (2.5 mi)
Turn right onto St Aubin St (1.0 mi)
Slight left to stay on St Aubin St (0.2 mi)
Turn left onto Wilkins St (0.3 mi)
Take the 2nd right onto Riopelle St (446 ft)
Take the 1st left onto Erskine St
Hook and Ladder House No. 5-Detroit Fire Department Repair Shop
The Hook and Ladder House No. 5 and the Detroit Fire Department Repair Shop are two cojoined structures originally built for the Detroit Fire Department. The Hook and Ladder House was built in 1888, the Repair Shop in 1917. The two are now the Sala Thai Restaurant and the FD Lofts.
3.0 mi from Hook and Ladder House No. 5-Detroit Fire Department Repair Shop to Hunter House
Turn right onto Orleans St (0.4 mi)
Take the ramp onto Fisher Fwy (0.9 mi)
Continue onto I-75 S/Fisher Fwy (0.3 mi)
Take exit 50 toward Gd River Ave (0.1 mi)
Turn right onto 2nd Ave (30 ft)
Turn left onto I- 75 Srv Rd (394 ft)
Take the 1st right onto Grand River Ave (0.8 mi)
Slight right onto Trumbull St (0.3 mi)
Take the 3rd left onto Alexandrine St W
Hunter House
In 1890, William Northwood, the co-founder of the Howard-Northwood Malt Manufacturing Company, commissioned architect George F. Depew to design this home. The structure was completed in 1891 at a cost of $13,500. In the 1960s, the house was converted into a church. In the early 1970s, the home was purchased by the Hunter family, who converted it back to a private residence. This house is also known as the Northwood House or the Northwood - Hunter House. It is currently operated as the Woodbridge Star, a bed and breakfast.
7.1 mi from Hunter House to Hurlbut Memorial Gate
Take the 1st left onto Trumbull St (0.3 mi)
Turn right onto W Forest Ave (0.3 mi)
Turn right onto John C Lodge (292 ft)
Take the Michigan 10 S ramp on the left (0.1 mi)
Merge onto M-10 S (2.5 mi)
Continue onto Interstate 375 Business (Spur)/E Jefferson Ave (0.2 mi)
Slight right onto E Jefferson Ave (3.6 mi)
Hurlbut Memorial Gate
E. Jefferson and Cadillac Boulevard
Hurlbut Memorial Gate, named for Detroit grocer and Water Commissioner Chauncey Hurlbut (1803–1885), marks the entrance to Waterworks Park, the main site of Detroit's municipal water system. The gate is a handsome limestone Beaux Arts design.
3.1 mi from Hurlbut Memorial Gate to Indian Village Historic District
Turn left onto Conner Creek Greenway/St Jean St (0.9 mi)
Turn right onto Mack Ave (1.5 mi)
Indian Village Historic District
Indian Village has a number of architecturally significant homes built in the early 20th century. Many of the homes were built by prominent architects such as Albert Kahn, Louis Kamper and William Stratton for some of the area's most prominent citizens such as Edsel Ford.
