Detroit’s Historic Places of Worship (Painted Turtle)

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In Detroit’s Historic Places of Worship, authors Marla O. Collum, Barbara E. Krueger, and Dorothy Kostuch profile 37 architecturally and historically significant houses of worship that represent 8 denominations and nearly 150 years of history. The authors center of attention on Detroit’s most prolific era of church building, the 1850s to the 1930s, in chapters which might be arranged chronologically. Entries begin with every building’s founding congregation and trace developments and changes to the present day. Full-color photos by Dirk Bakker bring the interiors and exteriors of these amazing buildings to life, as the authors provide thorough architectural descriptions, pointing out notable carvings, sculptures, stained glass, and other decorative and structural features.

Nearly twenty years within the making, this volume includes many of Detroit’s most well known churches, like Sainte Anne in Corktown, the Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament in Boston-Edison, Saint Florian in Hamtramck, Mariners’ Church at the riverfront, Saint Mary’s in Greektown, and Central United Methodist Church downtown. However the authors also provide glimpses into stunning buildings which might be less easily accessible or whose uses have changed-such as the original Temple Beth-El (now the Bonstelle Theater), First Presbyterian Church (now Ecumenical Theological Seminary), and Saint Albertus (now maintained by the Polish American Historical Web site Association)-or whose future is uncertain, like Woodward Avenue Presbyterian Church (most recently Abyssinian Interdenominational Center, now closed).

Appendices contain information on hundreds of architects, artisans, and crafts-people involved within the construction of the churches, and a map pinpoints their locations across the city of Detroit. Any person interested in Detroit’s architecture or religious history shall be delighted by Detroit’s Historic Places of Worship.

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