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Detroit Financial District viewed from the International Riverfront.





Detroit Financial District.




One Woodward Avenue.





Campus Martius Park.





Historic Merchant's Row on Woodward between Campus Martius Park and Grand Circus Park in downtown Detroit, just south of the David Whitney Building.





Central United Methodist Church.





Comerica Park.





Fox Theatre lights up 'Foxtown' in downtown Detroit




St. John's Episcopal Church





Detroit Public Library.





Detroit Institute of Arts.





Col. Frank J. Hecker House (1891), 5510 Woodward, designed by Louis Kamper after Château de Chenonceaux.





Orchestra Hall.





Cathedral Church of St. Paul.





Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament.


The list below shows the information on the buildings along Woodward Avenue in Detroit, Michigan, USA. This list begins at Woodward's southern terminus at the Detroit River and proceeds north to the Detroit city limits at Eight Mile Road, also known as M-102.










































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































Address
Name
Use
Built

Style
Floors
Notes
West side
of street
East side
of street

Detroit River/Hart Plaza
contains Horace E. Dodge and Son Memorial Fountain, designed by Isamu Noguchi, and Noguchi's Pylon Tower

Jefferson Avenue
Joe Louis' Fist
1 Woodward Avenue

One Woodward Avenue


Office building
1962

Modern
29
designed by Yamasaki Associates, designers of the now-destroyed World Trade Center in New York City. Has 28 above-ground floors, one basement floor.
2 Woodward Avenue


Coleman A. Young Municipal Center

City hall and courthouse
1954

International
21
20 above-ground floors, one basement floor; Spirit of Detroit Sculpture at the entrance

Larned Street
500 Griswold Street

Guardian Building

Office building
1929

Art Deco
40
Known as the "Cathedral of Finance"
500 Woodward Avenue


One Detroit Center
Office building
1993

Gothic Revival,
postmodern
45
43 above-ground floors, two basement floors; one of two planned towers
501 Woodward
Detroit Federal Savings and Loan Building

Office building
1971
Modern
5
Constructed on a lot "left-over" after Woodward was widened in the 1950s

Congress Street
600 Woodward Avenue


Vinton Building
Office building
1916

Neoclassical
14
12 above-ground floors, two basement floors
608 Woodward Avenue


Martin Limbach Hardware Store Building
retail/restaurant
1877
Victorian Commercial
5

611 Griswold Street

The Qube

Office building
1959
Modern
14
Previously the National Bank of Detroit Building, Bank One Tower and Chase Tower, but commonly called the "Cheese Grater Building" due to its appearance, stands at the location of Detroit's first skyscraper, the Hammond Building
660 Woodward Avenue


First National Building
Office building
1922
Neoclassical
28
26 above-ground floors, 2 below-ground floors

West Fort Street | Cadillac Square

Campus Martius Park
777 Woodward Avenue

One Kennedy Square

Office building
2006
Modern
13
10 above-ground floors, three below-ground floors

Michigan Avenue | Monroe Street
One Campus Martius


Compuware World Headquarters
Office building
2003
Modern
20
18 above-ground floors, two below-ground floors
1001 Woodward Avenue

1001 Woodward


Mixed-use skyscraper
1965
International
25
23 above-ground floors, two mechanical floors, previously known as the First Federal Savings Building
1075 Woodward Avenue
1001 Woodward Parking Garage


Parking garage
2006
Modern
12


Gratiot Avenue | State Street
1206 Woodward Avenue

Former site of J. L. Hudson Department Store and Addition
Office building, department store
1923–1946

Chicago School
33
29 above-ground floors, four below-ground floors

Grand River Avenue
1403 Woodward Avenue

Elliott Building

Apartment building
1894

Renaissance Revival
6
The structure was originally built as a retail building
1447 Woodward Avenue

Frank & Seder Building

Apartment building
1881

Chicago School
6
The building was the tallest in the state when built

Clifford Street | John R Street
1500 Woodward Avenue


Wright-Kay Building
mixed use
1891

Queen Anne
6
Originally known as the Schwankovsky Temple of Music; occupied 1920-78 by Wright-Kay Jewelers currently, a nightclub and residences
1545 Woodward Avenue
Himelhoch Apartments

Apartment building
1901

Renaissance Revival
8
The structure was originally built as an office and retail building and was later leased to upscale women's department store Himelhoch Brothers from 1923 to 1977
1553 Woodward Avenue

David Whitney Building

Residential/Hotel
1915
Renaissance revival
19
The building underwent a $92 million renovation between 2013 and 2014
10 Witherell Street


David Broderick Tower
Apartment building
1928
Chicago School,
Beaux-Arts
35
2 basement floors; converted to apartments in 2012[1]

Park Avenue | Witherell Street

Grand Circus Park
contains the Thomas Edison Memorial Fountain, monuments to mayors William C. Maybury and Hazen S. Pingree and a fountain honoring Governor Russell Alger by Daniel Chester French.
1600-1601 Woodward Avenue

Grand Circus Park Garage
Parking garage
1957
unknown
-2
The underground garage was built under the two portions of the park in 1957.[2] The eastern portion accommodates 250 cars and the western portion accommodates 540.[3]

Adams Street
10 West Adams Street

Fyfe Building

Apartment Building
1919
Gothic Revival
14
Constructed as offices and retail; later converted to apartments with retail space at street level
23 East Adams Street


Central United Methodist Church
Methodist Church
1867, 1930
Gothic Revival
6


Elizabeth Street
2115 Woodward Avenue

The Fillmore Detroit (formerly State/Palms Theatre) / Palms Building

Theatre/Nightclub with Offices
1925
Gothic Revival
12
Building housing the theatre is named the Palms Building
2125 Woodward Avenue

Little Caesars world headquarters expansion

Office Building
2018 (est.)
Modern
9


Columbia Street
2211 Woodward Avenue

Fox Theatre

Theatre and Offices
1928
Art Deco
10
Largest "Fox Theatre" in United States

Montcalm Street
2301 Woodward

City Theatre

Restaurant/Theatre
2004
Modern
3

2326 Woodward

St. John's Episcopal Church

Episcopal Church
1861
Gothic Revival
3


Fisher Freeway (Interstate 75)
2645 Woodward

Little Caesars Arena

Arena and Offices
2017
Modern
4

Unknown addresses


Brush Park
subdivision
1800s

Victorian
NA

3424 Woodward


Bonstelle Theatre

Theatre
1903
Beaux-Arts,
Neoclassical

Home of Temple Beth El until 1922 when the congregation moved to 8801 Woodward and the building was converted to a theatre; purchased by Wayne State University in 1956.
100 East Mack Avenue


Red Cross of Southeast Michigan
health center, offices
1973
Modern
3


Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard | Mack Avenue
3501 Woodward Avenue
Orchestra Tower


Apartment building

Modern
11

3663 Woodward Avenue
Orchestra Place

Offices/Classrooms
1997
Modern
5
Part of the Orchestra Place Complex, which includes the 6-floor Detroit School of Arts. Houses offices for the University of Michigan Detroit Centre, Detroit Medical Centre, and Detroit School of Arts.

Parsons Street
3711 Woodward Avenue

Orchestra Hall (Max M. Fisher Music Center)


Concert hall
1919, 2003

Italianate,
Modern
4
Home of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra
3800 Woodward Avenue


Professional Plaza Tower
Apartment building
1964–66

International Style
12
Currently under renovation

Alexandrine Street
4 East Alexandrine

Bicentennial Tower
Apartment building
1976
Modern
12

3390 John R


Detroit Medical Center

Hospital Complex
1921–1997
various
>10
Complex of six hospitals, affiliated clinics, partner institutions and Wayne State University Medical School
4126 Woodward


Majestic Theatre
Theatre, Bowling Lanes, restaurant
1915, 1934
Art Deco
3


Canfield Street
4221 Woodward Avenue

David Whitney House

restaurant
1894
Romanesque Revival
3
Constructed as a residence, previously housed offices, converted to a restaurant in 1986
4501 Woodward Avenue
Studio 1 Apartments

apartment building
2007
modern
5
Constructed in partnership with Wayne State University; features one and two bedroom apartments on the upper floors with retail at street level[4]
4612 Woodward Avenue


Edwin S. George Building
apartment building
1908, 1914

5
The structure was renamed the Garfield Building in 1914

Forest Avenue
33 East Forest


First Congregational Church
Congregational church
1891
Romanesque Revival/Byzantine



Hancock Street
4800 Woodward


Cathedral Church of St. Paul
Episcopal church, school
1905, 1951
Gothic Revival



Warren Avenue
100 East Farnsworth


Rackham Memorial Building
University classrooms and offices
1938
Art Deco
3
Home of the University of Michigan Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studies
5035 Woodward Avenue

Samuel L. Smith House

Offices
1889
Queen Anne
4
Part of Wayne State University
5057 Woodward Avenue

Maccabees Building

Offices, classrooms
1927
Art Deco,
Romanesque Revival
15
Part of Wayne State University
5200 Woodward Avenue


Detroit Institute of Arts

Art museum
1927, 1966, 1971, 2007
Beaux-Arts,
Renaissance Revival
5?
Second-largest municipally-owned museum in the United States
5201 Woodward Avenue

Detroit Public Library


Library
1921, 1963
Renaissance Revival,
International
5


Kirby Street
5401 Woodward Avenue

Detroit Historical Museum

museum
1951
International
4
Has two floors of galleries above ground and one below; the third floor houses administrative offices
15 East Kirby Street


The Park Shelton
condominiums
1926
Chicago school,
Italianate
12
Opened as a residential hotel; converted to apartments in the 1970s and to condominiums in 2004

Ferry Street
5510 Woodward Avenue


Col. Frank J. Hecker House
offices
1888
French Châteauesque
3
Served as residence to the Hecker family until 1947 and a music store until 1990, restored and converted to offices in 1990
71 East Ferry Avenue


Charles Lang Freer House
offices
1887
Queen Anne
Shingle Style
3
Freer was business partner of Frank Hecker; the structure originally housed the Peacock Room by James McNeill Whistler; Has housed offices for Merrill-Palmer Institute since 1923

Edsel Ford Freeway (Interstate 94)
5930 Woodward Avenue


Our Lady of the Rosary Church
Roman Catholic Church
1896, 1907
Romanesque Revival
2
Constructed as St. Joseph's Episcopal Church in 1896 and purchased by a Catholic congregation in 1907
11 West Baltimore Avenue

Detroit Amtrak station


Train station
1988




Grand Boulevard
Site of first traffic light in Michigan


Chandler Street| Delaware Street
8000 Woodward Avenue


Metropolitan United Methodist Church
Church
1926
Gothic Revival
7 (bell tower)
Houses the second largest pipe organ in Michigan

Philadelphia Street
8501 Woodward Avenue


Woodward Avenue Presbyterian Church
vacant
1911
Gothic Revival

8801 Woodward Avenue


Lighthouse Cathedral
Church
1921–1922
Neoclassical

Home of congregation of Temple Beth El until 1974

Boston Boulevard
9944 Woodward Avenue


Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament
church
1913–1951
Gothic Revival

Sanctuary completed in 1930 and selected as cathedral in 1937; towers and facade completed in 1951

Davison Freeway (M-8)
91 Manchester Avenue


Highland Park Ford Plant
Automobile plant
1908–1910
Unknown
(Industrial)
4
Currently stores documents and artifacts from the Henry Ford Museum, as the plant has not been in use since 1978 (activity shifted to the River Rouge Complex in the 1920s, trim activity continued until 1978)

West McNichols Road
19013 Woodward

Palmer Park

Park and Golf course
1924
Unknown
?
U.S. Senator Thomas Witherell Palmer donated 140-acre (57 ha) to establish the park in 1893 that now encompasses 296-acre (120 ha) and houses a golf course, picnic areas, playgrounds, a log cabin and a fountain honoring local businessman Charles Merrill

West Seven Mile Road
19807 Woodward


Evergreen Cemetery

Cemetery
1905
Unknown
2 (mausoleum)

19975 Woodward

Woodlawn Cemetery


Cemetery
1895
Gothic Revival
2 (mausoleum)


West State Fair Avenue
1120 West State Fair Avenue


Michigan State Fairgrounds Coliseum

Michigan State Fair fairgrounds
1922
Italianate
3


West Eight Mile Road (M-102)


See also[edit]


  • Detroit Financial District

  • Lower Woodward Avenue Historic District

  • Midtown Woodward Historic District

  • Religious Structures of Woodward Avenue Thematic Resource


References[edit]




  1. ^ "Broderick Tower Renovation: Detroit Landmark Shows Off Swank New Apartments". Huffington Post. 4 April 2012. Retrieved 2014-01-30. 


  2. ^ "William Cotter Maybury Monument - Old photos". HistoricDetroit.org. Retrieved 2014-01-30. 


  3. ^ "Public Parking Facilities". City of Detroit. Archived from the original on 2014-02-01. Retrieved 2014-01-30. 


  4. ^ John Gallagher (8 December 2007). "A Chance to Build Up Detroit" (PDF). Detroit Free Press. Studio 1 Apartments. Retrieved 2012-02-08. 




  • Hill, Eric J. and John Gallagher (2002). AIA Detroit: The American Institute of Architects Guide to Detroit Architecture. Wayne State University Press. ISBN 0-8143-3120-3. 


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