List of neighborhoods in Detroit
Areas and neighborhoods -- Midtown
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Brush Park / Woodward East

Bounded by Alfred, Edmund, Watson, Brush and John R. Sts.
42°20′43″N 83°3′9″W﻿ / ﻿42.34528°N 83.05250°W﻿ / 42.34528; -83.05250﻿ (Woodward East Historic District)

Brush Park is the 22 block area bounded by Mack on the north, Woodward on the west, Beaubien on the east, and the Fisher Freeway on the south. This neighborhood is within the larger area known as Midtown.[citation needed] The Woodward East Historic District, located within the locally designated Brush Park historic district, is particularly known for the High Victorian style residences constructed for Detroit's wealthiest citizens. Although many of the once-grand houses have been demolished, the 21st century has seen many of the remaining homes restored.

Cass Corridor

The Cass Corridor is bounded by Woodward Ave. to the East, West Grand Blvd. to the North, the John C. Lodge Freeway to the West, and the Fisher Freeway serves as its southern terminus in Downtown Detroit.[citation needed]

Originally home to some of Detroit's wealthiest residents from the late 19th to mid-20th century, it developed as the hub of urban arts and culture in Detroit. Wayne State University expanded in the area to encompass much of the original Cass Corridor.

Cass Park Historic District

Temple, Ledyard, and 2nd at Cass Park
42°20′28″N 83°3′35″W﻿ / ﻿42.34111°N 83.05972°W﻿ / 42.34111; -83.05972﻿ (Cass Park Historic District)

This historic district surrounds Cass Park itself, and contains over 20 buildings including apartments, a hotel, the Detroit Masonic Temple, the S. S. Kresge World Headquarters, and Cass Technical High School.

Cass-Davenport Historic District

Roughly bounded Cass Ave., Davenport, and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard
42°20′46″N 83°3′40″W﻿ / ﻿42.34611°N 83.06111°W﻿ / 42.34611; -83.06111﻿ (Cass--Davenport Historic District)

The Cass-Davenport Historic District includes four apartment buildings near the corner of Cass Avenue and Martin Luther King Boulevard. Two are typical of the small scale, luxurious apartment buildings built in Detroit near the turn of the 20th century and two are typical of the large scale, high density apartment buildings constructed between 1915 and 1930.

Cultural Center Historic District

5200, 5201 Woodward Ave., and 100 Farnsworth Ave.
42°21′31″N 83°3′57″W﻿ / ﻿42.35861°N 83.06583°W﻿ / 42.35861; -83.06583﻿ (Cultural Center Historic District)

Woodward Avenue passes through the Cultural Center Historic District which includes: the Detroit Public Library, the Detroit Institute of Arts, and the Horace H. Rackham Education Memorial Building.

East Ferry Avenue Historic District

E. Ferry Ave.
42°21′42″N 83°3′56″W﻿ / ﻿42.36167°N 83.06556°W﻿ / 42.36167; -83.06556﻿ (East Ferry Avenue Historic District)

In the mid-1880s, D. M. Ferry platted his seed farm near Woodward into residential lots. East Ferry Avenue was quickly settled by prosperous middle and upper middle class Detroit residents. Although Woodward Avenue has since been redeveloped into primarily commercial property, the mansions and upscale housing on East Ferry survives. The district includes the separately-designated Col. Frank J. Hecker House and the Charles Lang Freer House.

Midtown Woodward Historic District

2951-3424 Woodward Ave., 14 Charlotte St., 10 and 25 PeterboroSt.
42°20′43.5″N 83°3′23.5″W﻿ / ﻿42.345417°N 83.056528°W﻿ / 42.345417; -83.056528﻿ (Midtown Woodward Historic District)

The Midtown Woodward Historic District spans two blocks along Woodward Avenue, and contains three Albert Kahn-designed structures—the Addison Hotel, Kahn Print Shop, and the Temple Beth-El—in addition to the C. Howard Crane-designed Fine Arts Theatre.

Sugar Hill Historic District

East Forest, Garfield, and East Canfield, between Woodward Avenue on the west and John R. on the east.

An art gallery is located on Forest Ave. On Canfield, one historic properties was recently refurbished into luxury loft condos and office space.

University-Cultural Center

Bounded by the Chrysler Freeway (I-75) on the east, the Lodge Freeway (M-10) on the west, the Grand Trunk Railroad tracks on the north, and Selden Street, Parsons Street, East Willis Street, and East Warren Avenue on the south.42°21′35″N 83°4′9″W﻿ / ﻿42.35972°N 83.06917°W﻿ / 42.35972; -83.06917﻿ (University-Cultural Center District)

Structures in this Multiple Resource Area are located within Midtown.

The section of the University-Cultural Center just beyond Midtown contains the New Amsterdam Historic District and the Piquette Avenue Industrial Historic District.

Warren-Prentis Historic District

Bounded by Woodward, Warren, 3rd, and the alley south of Prentis
42°21′15″N 83°4′4″W﻿ / ﻿42.35417°N 83.06778°W﻿ / 42.35417; -83.06778﻿ (Warren--Prentis Historic District)

This district contains a mix of building styles. Upper-class Detroit citizens built single-family homes in the area in 1880–1895. During the same time, apartment living became more popular, and duplexes and small apartment buildings were constructed in the 1890s through the first part of the 20th century. Commercial development was added to the mix in the years after World War I.

Wayne State University

4735-4841 Cass Ave.
42°21′16″N 83°4′2″W﻿ / ﻿42.35444°N 83.06722°W﻿ / 42.35444; -83.06722﻿ (Wayne State University Buildings)

Wayne State is a large university in the heart of Midtown. The Detroit Medical Center and many notable buildings are in the area, including the Queen Anne style WSU Mackenzie House, the Hilberry Theater, and Old Main.

West Canfield Historic District

Canfield Ave. between 2nd and 3rd Sts.; also 3rd Ave. between Canfield and Calumet
42°21′3″N 83°4′4″W﻿ / ﻿42.35083°N 83.06778°W﻿ / 42.35083; -83.06778﻿ (West Canfield Historic District)

The West Canfield Historic district is located on a primarily residential block of Canfield. Homes in the district are examples of Queen Anne architecture that have remained nearly unchanged since the late 19th century. A boundary increase (added 1997-09-22) added buildings on Third Avenue between Canfield and Calumet to the district.

Willis-Selden Historic District

Bounded by the alley north of W. Willis, Woodward, the alley south of Selden, and 3rd Ave.
42°20′57″N 83°3′52″W﻿ / ﻿42.34917°N 83.06444°W﻿ / 42.34917; -83.06444﻿ (Willis--Selden Historic District)

The Willis-Selden Historic District includes a large number of commercial buildings and high-density apartment buildings built in the early 20th century to service Detroit's booming auto economy.

Woodbridge

Bounded by Trumbull, Calumet, Gibson, Grand River, 12th W. Warren and Wabash Sts., railroad tracks, and Edsel Ford Expressway; also 4304-14 Trumbull Ave. and 3800 Grand River; also the southeastern corner of Trumbull and Warren
42°20′50″N 83°4′42″W﻿ / ﻿42.34722°N 83.07833°W﻿ / 42.34722; -83.07833﻿ (Woodbridge Neighborhood Historic District)

The Woodbridge neighborhood was originally developed between 1870 and 1920 with residences built in Queen Anne, Colonial Revival, Georgian Revival, and 'cottage' style architecture. The original commercial districts in the neighborhood were located along Grand River, Trumbull, Twelfth and Fourteenth. The boundaries of the District were increased twice: first on 1997-12-01, and 2008-03-20; these are distinguished in the boundary listings with "also" descriptions. Woodbridge is one of Detroit's rapidly developing neighborhoods as nearby Wayne State University continues to grow.[citation needed]

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The Brush Park Historic District , frequently referred to as simply Brush Park , is a 22-block neighborhood located within Midtown Detroit , Michigan and designated by the city . It is bounded by Mack Avenue on the north , Woodward Avenue on the west , Beaubien Street on the east , and the Fisher Freeway on the south . The Woodward East Historic District , a smaller historic district completely encompassed by the larger Brush Park neighborhood , is located on Alfred , Edmund , and Watson Streets , from Brush Street to John R. Street , and is recognized by the National Register of Historic Places . Originally part of a French ribbon farm , Brush Park was developed beginning in the 1850s as an upscale residential neighborhood for Detroit 's elite citizens by entrepreneur Edmund Askin Brush . Dozens of Victorian mansions were built there during the final decades of the nineteenth century , and Brush Park was nicknamed Little Paris due to its elegant architecture . The neighborhood 's heyday did n't last long , however : by the early twentieth century most of is affluent residents started moving to more modern , quieter districts , and Brush Park was quickly populated by members of Detroit 's fast-growing working class . Severely affected by depopulation , blight and crime during the 1970s and 1980s , the neighborhood is currently experiencing restorations of its historic buildings and luring new residents .
Victorian architecture is a series of architectural revival styles in the mid-to-late 19th century . Victorian refers to the reign of Queen Victoria ( 1837-1901 ) , called the Victorian era , during which period the styles known as Victorian were used in construction . However , many elements of what is typically termed Victorian architecture did not become popular until later in Victoria 's reign . The styles often included interpretations and eclectic revivals of historic styles . The name represents the British and French custom of naming architectural styles for a reigning monarch . Within this naming and classification scheme , it followed Georgian architecture and later Regency architecture , and was succeeded by Edwardian architecture .
The Cass Corridor is the name of the neighborhoods on the west end of Midtown Detroit , Michigan . The term was more commonly used prior to the neighborhood 's cultural erasure and displacement of residents . It includes the Cass Park Historic District , the Cass-Davenport Historic District and Old Chinatown . The corridor 's main street , Cass Avenue , runs parallel with M-1 ( Woodward Avenue ) , a main Detroit artery running north toward New Center . Though Cass runs from Congress Street , ending a few miles farther north at West Grand Boulevard , the Cass Corridor generally is defined as between Interstate 75 ( I-75 ) at its southern end and Interstate 94 ( I-94 ) to the north , and stretches from Woodward to the east and to the west : John C. Lodge ( M-10 service drive ) north of Temple , and Grand River Avenue south of Temple .
The Cass Park Historic District is a historic district in Midtown Detroit , Michigan , consisting of 25 buildings along the streets of Temple , Ledyard , and 2nd , surrounding Cass Park . It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005 and designated a city of Detroit historic district in 2016 .
The Detroit Masonic Temple is the world 's largest Masonic Temple . Located in the Cass Corridor of Detroit , Michigan , at 500 Temple Street , the building serves as a home to various masonic organizations including the York Rite Sovereign College of North America . The building contains a variety of public spaces including three theaters , three ballrooms and banquet halls , and a 160 by 100 feet ( 49 m × 30 m ) clear-span drill hall . Recreational facilities include a swimming pool , handball court , gymnasium , bowling alley , and a pool hall . The building includes numerous lodge rooms , offices , and dining spaces , as well as a hotel section . Although the hotel rooms are available to any noble of the mystic shrine or blue lodge mason , none is currently in usable condition . Architect George D. Mason designed the whole structure as well as the Masonic Temple Theatre , a venue for concerts , Broadway shows , and other special events in the Detroit Theater District . It contains a 55-by-100-foot ( 17 m × 30 m ) stage , one of the largest in the country . [ citation needed ] The Detroit Masonic Temple was designed in the neo-gothic architectural style , using a great deal of limestone . The ritual building features 16 floors , stands 210 feet ( 64 m ) tall , with 1,037 rooms . It dominates the skyline in an area known as Cass Corridor , across Temple Street from Cass Park , and Cass Technical High School . It is within walking distance of the recently built Little Caesars Arena as well as the MotorCity Casino Hotel .
The Metropolitan Center for High Technology , formerly S. S. Kresge World Headquarters , is an office building located at 2727 Second Avenue in Midtown Detroit , Michigan . It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places and designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1979 . The office building is now part of Wayne State University and used as a business incubator for startup companies .
Cass Technical High School ( simply referred to as Cass Tech ) is a public high school in Midtown Detroit , Michigan , United States . It was established in 1907 and is part of the Detroit Public Schools Community District . It is named in honor of Lewis Cass , a military officer and politician . Until 1977 , Cass was Detroit 's only magnet school and the only non-neighborhood enrollment school in Detroit . Today , Cass is one of few magnet schools in Detroit . Entrance to Cass is based on test scores and middle school grades . Students are required to choose a curriculum path - roughly equivalent to a college major - in the ninth grade . Areas of study include , but are not limited to , arts and communication , business management and marketing , engineering and manufacturing , human services , and science and arts .
The Cass-Davenport Historic District is a historic district containing four apartment buildings in Detroit , Michigan , roughly bounded by Cass Avenue , Davenport Street , and Martin Luther King , Jr. Boulevard . The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997 . The Milner Arms Apartments ( originally known as the Hotel Stevenson ) abuts , but is not within , the district .
The Cultural Center Historic District is a historic district located in Midtown Detroit , Michigan , which includes the Art Center ( or Cultural Center ) : the Detroit Public Library , the Detroit Institute of Arts , and the Horace H. Rackham Education Memorial Building were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983 . The district contains several cultural attractions . The Detroit Public Library and the Detroit Institute of Arts were built in the 1920s , heralding a City Beautiful movement in Detroit that aimed to establish the area along Woodward as the cultural center of the city . Wayne State University , then housed in the former Central High School , began offering four-year degrees . These institutions formed a core area that attracted other public-oriented institutions to the area , including several music schools , the Merrill-Palmer Institute , the Detroit Historical Museum , and College for Creative Studies . The Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History , the Michigan Science Center , and the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit are also located in the Art Center area . Substantial residential areas , including the East Ferry Avenue Historic District and late-19th century homes to the east of the Detroit Institute of Art . These neighborhoods have been infilled with townhomes and other residential developments and revitalizations .
The list below shows the information on the buildings along Woodward Avenue in Detroit , Michigan , USA . This list begins at Woodward 's southern terminus at the Detroit River and proceeds north to the Detroit city limits at Eight Mile Road , also known as M-102 .
The Detroit Public Library is the second largest library system in the U.S. state of Michigan by volumes held ( after the University of Michigan Library ) and is the 21st largest library system ( and the fourth-largest public library system ) in the United States . It is composed of the Main Library on Woodward Avenue , which houses the library 's administration offices , and 23 branch locations across the city . The Main Library is part of Detroit 's Cultural Center Historic District listed in the National Register of Historic Places adjacent to Wayne State University campus and across from the Detroit Institute of Arts . Designed by Cass Gilbert , the Detroit Public Library was constructed with Vermont marble and serpentine Italian marble trim in an Italian Renaissance style . His son , Cass Gilbert , Jr. was a partner with Francis J. Keally in the design of the library 's additional wings added in 1963 . Among his other buildings , Cass Gilbert designed the United States Supreme Court Building in Washington , DC , the Minnesota State Capitol and the Woolworth Building in New York City .
The Detroit Institute of Arts ( DIA ) , located in Midtown Detroit , Michigan , has one of the largest and most significant art collections in the United States . With over 100 galleries , it covers 658,000 square feet ( 61,100 m2 ) with a major renovation and expansion project completed in 2007 that added 58,000 square feet ( 5,400 m2 ) . The DIA collection is regarded as among the top six museums in the United States with an encyclopedic collection which spans the globe from ancient Egyptian and European works to contemporary art . Its art collection is valued in billions of dollars , up to $ 8.1 billion according to a 2014 appraisal . The DIA campus is located in Detroit 's Cultural Center Historic District , about two miles ( 3 km ) north of the downtown area , across from the Detroit Public Library near Wayne State University . The museum building is highly regarded by architects . The original building , designed by Paul Philippe Cret , is flanked by north and south wings with the white marble as the main exterior material for the entire structure . The campus is part of the city 's Cultural Center Historic District listed in the National Register of Historic Places . The museum 's first painting was donated in 1883 and its collection consists of over 65,000 works . With about 677,500 visitors annually for 2015 , the DIA is among the most visited art museums in the world . The Detroit Institute of Arts hosts major art exhibitions ; it contains a 1,150-seat theatre designed by architect C. Howard Crane , a 380-seat hall for recitals and lectures , an art reference library , and a conservation services laboratory .
The East Ferry Avenue Historic District is a historic residential district in Midtown Detroit , Michigan . The nationally designated historic district stretches two blocks from Woodward Avenue east to Brush Street ; the locally designated historic district includes a third block between Brush and Beaubien . The district includes the separately designated Col. Frank J. Hecker House and the Charles Lang Freer House . It was designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1976 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980 . The Inn on Ferry Street is a member of Historic Hotels of America , the official program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation .
The Col. Frank J. Hecker House is a historic home that was built in 1888 . It is located at 5510 Woodward Avenue ( at the corner of East Ferry Avenue ) in Midtown Detroit , Michigan . It was designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1958 . It is located near to the East Ferry Avenue Historic District and Cultural Center Historic District , and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971 . The house has been owned by Wayne State University since September 2014 .
The Charles Lang Freer House is located at 71 East Ferry Avenue in Detroit , Michigan , USA . The house was originally built for the industrialist and art collector Charles Lang Freer , whose gift of the Freer Gallery of Art began the Smithsonian Institution in Washington , DC . The structure currently hosts the Merrill Palmer Skillman Institute of Child & Family Development of Wayne State University . It was designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1970 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971 .
The Midtown Woodward Historic District is a historic district located along Woodward Avenue in Detroit , Michigan . Structures in the district are located between 2951 and 3424 Woodward Avenue , and include structures on the corner of Charlotte Street ( 14 Charlotte Street ) and Peterboro Street ( 10 and 25 Peterboro Street ) . The district was admitted to the National Register of Historic Places in 2008 .
Albert Kahn ( March 21 , 1869 - December 8 , 1942 ) was the foremost American industrial architect of his day . He is sometimes called the architect of Detroit . In 1943 , the Franklin Institute awarded him the Frank P. Brown Medal posthumously . Many of Albert Kahn 's personal working papers and construction photographs are housed at the University of Michigan 's Bentley Historical Library . His personal working library , the Albert Kahn Library Collection , is housed at Lawrence Technological University in Southfield , MI . The Archives of American Art at the Smithsonian house most of the family 's correspondence and other materials .
The Bonstelle Theatre is a theater operated by Wayne State University , and located at 3424 Woodward Avenue ( the southeast corner of Woodward and Eliot ) in the Midtown Woodward Historic District of Detroit , Michigan . It was originally built in 1902 as the Temple Beth-El , and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982 . As of 2019 , the University plans to decommission the theatre and lease it to a private developer for inclusion in a boutique hotel .
Charles Howard Crane ( August 13 , 1885 - August 14 , 1952 ) was an American architect who was primarily active in Detroit , Michigan . His designs include Detroit 's Fox Theatre and Olympia Stadium , as well as LeVeque Tower in Columbus , Ohio , which remains that city 's second tallest building .
The Sugar Hill Historic District is a historic district in Detroit , Michigan . It contains 14 structures located along three streets : East Forest , Garfield , and East Canfield , between Woodward Avenue on the west and John R. on the east . The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003 .
M-1 , commonly known as Woodward Avenue , is a north-south state trunkline highway in the Metro Detroit area of the US state of Michigan . The highway , called Detroit 's Main Street , runs from Detroit north-northwesterly to Pontiac . It is one of the five principal avenues of Detroit , along with Michigan , Grand River , Gratiot , and Jefferson avenues . These streets were platted in 1805 by Judge Augustus B. Woodward , namesake to Woodward Avenue . The Federal Highway Administration ( FHWA ) has listed the highway as the Automotive Heritage Trail , an All-American Road in the National Scenic Byways Program . It has also been designated a Pure Michigan Byway by the Michigan Department of Transportation ( MDOT ) , and was also included in the MotorCities National Heritage Area designated by the US Congress in 1998 . The trunkline is the dividing line between Detroit 's East and West sides , and connects to some of the city 's major freeways like Interstate 94 ( I-94 , Edsel Ford Freeway ) and M-8 ( Davison Freeway ) . Woodward Avenue exits Detroit at M-102 ( 8 Mile Road ) and runs through the city 's northern suburbs in Oakland County on its way to Pontiac . In between , Woodward Avenue passes through several historic districts in Detroit and provides access to many businesses in the area . The name Woodward Avenue has become synonymous with Detroit , cruising culture and the automotive industry . Woodward Avenue was created after the Detroit Fire of 1805 . The thoroughfare followed the route of the Saginaw Trail , an Indian trail that linked Detroit with Pontiac , Flint , and Saginaw .
The University-Cultural Center MRA ( Multiple Resource Area ) is a pair of multiple property submissions to the National Register of Historic Places which were approved on April 29 and May 1 , 1986 . The structures included are all located in Midtown , near Woodward Avenue and Wayne State University in Detroit , Michigan . The two submissions are designated the University-Cultural Center MRA Phase I , containing five properties , and the University-Cultural Center MRA Phase II , containing three properties .
The Chrysler Freeway is the name given to a freeway in the Detroit area . It is composed of :
M-10 is a north-south state trunkline highway in the Metro Detroit area of Michigan in the United States . The southernmost portion follows Jefferson Avenue in downtown Detroit , and the southern terminus is at the intersection of Jefferson and M-3 ( Randolph Street ) next to the entrance to the Detroit-Windsor Tunnel . The northern terminus is in West Bloomfield Township at the intersection with Orchard Lake Road . The highway has several names as it runs through residential and commercial areas of the west side of Detroit and into the suburb of Southfield . It is called the John C. Lodge Freeway ( The Lodge ) , James Couzens Highway , and Northwestern Highway . One segment has also been named the Aretha Franklin Memorial Highway . M-10 was built in segments through the late 1950s and early 1960s . It carried several different names before the entire route was finally officially named the John C. Lodge Freeway in 1987 . The freeway has carried a few other highway designations . The southern segment was part of US Highway 12 ( US 12 ) and the whole road was later renumbered Business Spur Interstate 696 ( BS I-696 ) . From 1970 until 1986 , it was part of US 10 , and the freeway has been M-10 since . The non-freeway segment that runs between I-696 in Southfield and Orchard Lake Road was previously numbered M-4 .
The New Amsterdam Historic District is a historic district located in Detroit , Michigan . Buildings in this district are on or near three sequential east-west streets ( Amsterdam , Burroughs , and York ) on the two blocks between Woodward Avenue and Second Avenue . It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001 .
The Piquette Avenue Industrial Historic District is a historic district located along Piquette Street in Detroit , Michigan , from Woodward Avenue on the west to Hastings Street on the east . The district extends approximately one block south of Piquette to Harper , and one block north to the Grand Trunk Western Railroad Line . It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004 . The area along Piquette was an important center for automobile production in the early 20th century . Ford Motor Company , Studebaker , Cadillac , Dodge , and Regal Motor Car had plants in the area , as well as suppliers such as Fisher Body . In 1910 , the two largest automobile producers in the world , Studebaker and Ford , were located next door to each other on Piquette . Although the area is largely empty and derelict now , as recently as the 1950s there were 50,000 workers employed in plants in the district .
The Warren-Prentis Historic District is a historic district in Detroit , Michigan , including the east-west streets of Prentis , Forest , Hancock , and the south side of Warren , running from Woodward Avenue on the east to Third Avenue on the west . The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997 . The district includes residential , commercial , institutional , religious and other buildings , and the majority of the pre-1930s building stock remains .
World War I ( often abbreviated as WWI or WW1 ) , also known as the First World War or the Great War , was a global war originating in Europe that lasted from 28 July 1914 to 11 November 1918 . Contemporaneously described as the war to end all wars , it led to the mobilisation of more than 70 million military personnel , including 60 million Europeans , making it one of the largest wars in history . It is also one of the deadliest conflicts in history , with an estimated nine million combatants and seven million civilian deaths as a direct result of the war , while resulting genocides and the resulting 1918 influenza pandemic caused another 50 to 100 million deaths worldwide . On 28 June 1914 , Gavrilo Princip , a Bosnian Serb Yugoslav nationalist , assassinated the Austro-Hungarian heir Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo , leading to the July Crisis . In response , on 23 July , Austria-Hungary issued an ultimatum to Serbia . Serbia 's reply failed to satisfy the Austrians , and the two moved to a war footing . A network of interlocking alliances enlarged the crisis from a bilateral issue in the Balkans to one involving most of Europe . By July 1914 , the great powers of Europe were divided into two coalitions : the Triple Entente - consisting of France , Russia , and Britain - and the Triple Alliance of Germany , Austria-Hungary , and Italy ( the Triple Alliance was only defensive in nature , allowing Italy to stay out of the war until April 1915 , when it joined the Allied Powers after its relations with Austria-Hungary deteriorated ) . Russia felt it necessary to back Serbia and , after Austria-Hungary shelled the Serbian capital of Belgrade on the 28 July , approved partial mobilisation . Full Russian mobilisation was announced on the evening of 30 July ; on the 31st , Austria-Hungary and Germany did the same , while Germany demanded Russia demobilise within twelve hours . When Russia failed to comply , Germany declared war on Russia on 1 August in support of Austria-Hungary , with Austria-Hungary following suit on 6 August ; France ordered full mobilisation in support of Russia on 2 August . German strategy for a war on two fronts against France and Russia was to rapidly concentrate the bulk of its army in the West to defeat France within six weeks , then shift forces to the East before Russia could fully mobilise ; this was later known as the Schlieffen Plan .
Wayne State University ( WSU ) is a public research university in Detroit , Michigan . It is the third largest university in Michigan . Founded in 1868 , WSU consists of 13 schools and colleges offering nearly 350 programs to nearly 27,000 graduate and undergraduate students . Wayne State University , along with the University of Michigan and Michigan State University , comprise the University Research Corridor of Michigan . The WSU main campus comprises 203 acres linking more than 100 education and research buildings . The Wayne State Warriors compete in the NCAA Division II Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference ( GLIAC ) .
The Detroit Medical Center ( DMC ) is a for-profit alliance of hospitals that encompasses over 2,000 licensed beds , 3,000 affiliated physicians and over 12,000 employees . Located in Midtown Detroit , the DMC is affiliated with medical schools from Wayne State University and Michigan State University . Detroit Medical Center hospitals are staffed by physicians from the Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine , which is ranked 17th in the nation in primary care , and the Wayne State University School of Medicine , the largest single-campus medical school in the United States and the nation 's fourth largest medical school overall . The Detroit Medical Center is fully accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations . The Detroit Medical Center is as an award-winning medical center and is the official healthcare services provider for the Detroit Tigers , and the Detroit Red Wings . On March 19 , 2010 , Vanguard Health Systems and Detroit Medical Center announced an $ 850 million expansion and renovation plan . Detroit Medical Center formally became a part of Vanguard Health Systems on December 30 , 2010 , as a for profit corporation . Vanguard agreed to invest nearly $ 1.5 billion which included $ 417 million to retire debts , at least $ 350 million in capital expenditures and an additional $ 500 million for new capital investment in Detroit Medical Center . Vanguard has agreed to assume all debts and pension obligations . In June 2013 , rival Tenet Healthcare announced it would purchase Vanguard for $ 1.73 billion . The transaction closed October 3 , 2013 .
In the United States , Queen Anne-style architecture was popular from roughly 1880 to 1910 . Queen Anne was one of a number of popular architectural styles to emerge during the Victorian era . Within the Victorian era timeline , Queen Anne style followed the Eastlake style and preceded the Richardsonian Romanesque and Shingle styles . The style bears almost no relationship to the Queen Anne style architecture , a toned-down version of English Baroque mostly used for gentry houses , produced in the actual reign of Queen Anne from 1702 to 1714 . It describes a wide range of picturesque buildings with free Renaissance ( non-Gothic Revival ) details rather than of a specific formulaic style in its own right . Queen Anne , as an alternative both to the French-derived Second Empire and the less domestic Beaux-Arts architecture , is broadly applied to architecture , furniture and decorative arts of the period 1880 to 1910 ; some Queen Anne architectural elements , such as the wraparound front porch , continued to be found into the 1920s .
The Wayne State University Buildings historic district consists of three buildings on 4735-4841 Cass Avenue in Midtown Detroit , Michigan : the Mackenzie House ( 4735 Cass ) , Hilberry Theatre ( 4743 Cass ) , and Old Main ( 4841 Cass ) , all on the campus of Wayne State University . The buildings were designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1957 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978 .
The Hilberry Theatre is located at 4743 Cass Avenue in Midtown Detroit , Michigan . At this location , 40-50 graduate students are employed at the Wayne State University main campus . The students are pursuing master of fine arts degrees in acting , directing , theatre management , costuming or design management . Created in 1963 , the Hilberry Theatre is the oldest graduate repertory company in the United States . The Hilberry Theatre puts on roughly six different plays , both modern and classic , from October through May each year .
Old Main is an academic building on the campus of Wayne State University . It is located at 4841 Cass Avenue in Midtown Detroit , Michigan , on Wayne 's main campus .
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 .
The Willis-Selden Historic District is a historic district located in Detroit , Michigan , consisting of three streets : Willis , Alexandrine , and Selden , Running from Woodward Avenue on the east to Third Avenue on the west . The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997 .
Woodbridge is a historic neighborhood of primarily Victorian homes located in Detroit , Michigan . The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980 , with later boundary increases in 1997 and 2008 . In addition to its historic value , Woodbridge is also notable for being an intact neighborhood of turn-of-the-century homes within walking or biking distance of Detroit 's Downtown , Midtown , New Center , and Corktown neighborhoods .