First Unitarian Church of Detroit
First Unitarian Church of Detroit, Romanesque Revival church in Midtown Detroit, United States.
The First Unitarian Church stood at 2870 Woodward Avenue, featuring red sandstone construction with a four-bay porch and stone Romanesque columns spanning the first floor.
Built between 1889 and 1890 by Donaldson and Meier architects, the church required remodeling in 1931 due to the widening of Woodward Avenue.
Three round-arched stained glass windows created by John La Farge, now preserved at the Detroit Institute of Arts, decorated the original church structure.
The building changed ownership multiple times after 1937, when the First Unitarian congregation merged with the First Universalist Church at 4605 Cass Avenue.
A fire in May 2014 destroyed the structure, leading to immediate demolition efforts despite its National Register of Historic Places designation since 1982.
Location: Detroit
Architects: Donaldson and Meier
Architectural style: Romanesque Revival architecture
GPS coordinates: 42.34378,-83.05525
Latest update: September 23, 2025 14:24
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