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Rhymeswithrawk
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Posted on Friday, July 28, 2006 - 11:14 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
Anyone know?
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Ndavies
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Posted on Friday, July 28, 2006 - 11:31 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
Trowbridge house
https://www.atdetroit.net/forum/mes sages/36206/43854.html
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Erikd
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According to the Detroit Almanac, The Trowbridge House (built in 1826) on E Jefferson is the oldest known building in Detroit.
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Ndavies
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Damn, I hear an echo.
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The oldest church is St Peter & Paul across the street from RenCen, which was built 1848. 2nd oldest is Mariners Church, next door to RenCen, built in 1849.

Another old building is Fort Wayne (1840's), with the Officers Barracks dating to 1848, IIRC.

There are also a few houses in Corktown dating to the late 1830's.

Not exactly sure about the oldest commercial building downtown, but some of the buildings on Monroe Ave. Greektown (on the Trappers Alley side) date to the 1850's.
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Gary
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How old is Second Baptist Church in Greektown? The church was a stop on the Underground Railroad, so I'm guessing it pre-dates the Civil War, but I don't know if the current building is the same one that was standing back then.
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Here is an excellent history of the Second Baptist Church (the provided link is from the National Park Service). I use the Church's website when we do our unit on Detroit History and the Underground Railroad units as they provide for a tour.
The building that stands was built in 1914 to replace the previous building.

http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/trave l/detroit/d13.htm
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Neilr
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Second Baptist Church did a nice job with facade improvement before the Superbowl. It looks somewhat better than it did when the web site photo was taken.
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Hey, where's the link to a photo of Trowbridge House?

I clicked the link to the thread Ndavies put up.

No photo of Trowbridge.

later - naturalsister
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Steelworker
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yeah i agree no photos :-(
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Where's that guy who posts all the old pictures?
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I recall reading that the Second Baptist Church building was originally constructed as a German Protestant church, and subsequently sold to Second Baptist. So might the building itself be older than the congregation?
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Pacypacy_
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Here's a test: What was the oldest building up until that bitch tore it down in the middle of the night?
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Neilr
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Do you mean Chene House, aka Little Harry's, on East Jefferson. Now the site for their IHOP.
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Keystone: Not according to the Church's website. Look under the About Us heading then go to History.

http://www.secondbaptistdetroi t.org/
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how old are the older stores in eastern market?
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Among the noted buildings of the district is the Ciaramitaro Brothers Wholesale Produce Commission House, located at 2506 Market square. Originally built between 1885 and 1888 as a saloon with sleeping rooms on the second floor, it later became a wholesale produce commission house. Built in 1893, the Rudolph Hirt, Jr. Building at 2468 Market Street, rests on a brick foundation and is a three-story store with two central Romanesque-type arches and Tudor arched windows on the third floor. The architecture of the area ranges from late Victorian of the 1880s and 1890s to early 1920s commercial buildings, and forms the framework of a lively and interesting historic place.



http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/trave l/detroit/d10.htm
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Swiburn
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W. Hawkins Ferry's definitive book on Detroit buildings, I believe called "The Buildings of Detroit," does a wonderful job. Images of America also has nice picture books on the history of Detroit.