Canfield Ave. between 2nd and 3rd Sts., Detroit, Michigan. County/parish: Wayne.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places May 27, 1971. NRIS 71000433.
30 contributing buildings.Also known as:
The West Canfield Historic District is a neighborhood historic district located primarily on Canfield Avenue between Second and Third Streets in Detroit, Michigan. A boundary increase enlarged the district to include buildings on Third Avenue between Canfield and Calumet. The district was designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1970 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971; a boundary increase was added in 1997. The revitalized 1870s era neighborhood is one of the residential areas surrounding the city's Cultural Center Historic District in Midtown. Nearby, East Canfield Avenue leads to the Detroit Medical Center complex, the Romanesque Revival styled St. Josaphat's Catholic Church, and the Gothic revival styled Sweetest Heart of Mary Catholic Church.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/25340804