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Cass Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church

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Early in the life of the church, the congregation was well-to-do. In the 1920s, however, the membership declined as congregants moved from the area and the character of the neighborhood changed. However, the church decided to remain in the neighborhood and minister to and with the new residents. The
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structure, constructed in the form of a Greek Cross. The church is built from rock faced Grafton stone, trimmed with Ionia sandstone. At the corner is a square tower, 86 feet high; the green ceramic tile roof is original. On the interior,
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The Cass Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church was founded in 1880. In 1883, the congregation hired architectural firm Mason & Rice to design a church at the corner of Cass and Selden. In 1891,
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grace the windows; a Johnson - Tracker church organ is installed, which is thought to be the largest 19th-century pipe organ in Michigan.
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church is still operating as a United Methodist congregation, with services that change to meet the needs of the neighborhood.
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designed an addition on the eastern side, which is now the main portion of the church.
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Saint Joseph's Temple Baptist Church / King Solomon Baptist ChurchEpiscopal Church
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Tushiyah United Hebrew School – Scott Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church
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Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in Michigan
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in 1982, and designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1985.
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This includes houses of worship, but does not include schools.
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19th-century Methodist church buildings in the United States
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A state of Michigan historical maker marks this church.
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Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church, Convent and Rectory
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St. Stanislaus Bishop and Martyr Roman Catholic Church
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Temple Baptist Church – King Solomon Baptist Church
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Index

U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Contributing property
Michigan State Historic Site

Detroit
Michigan
42°20′53″N 83°3′47″W / 42.34806°N 83.06306°W / 42.34806; -83.06306
Mason
Malcomson & Higginbotham
Romanesque Revival
Willis-Selden Historic District
ID97001478
82000548
Midtown
Detroit
Michigan
National Register of Historic Places
Malcomson and Higginbotham
Richardsonian Romanesque
Tiffany
Cass Community Social Services


"National Register Information System"
National Register of Historic Places
National Park Service


"Cass Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church"

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