Smith, Hinchman & Grylls

Send to friendOne of the city's most prestigious architectural firms and one of the largest in the country. Founded in 1853, today it is known as as the SmithGroup. The firm's roster of architects has included Wirt C. Rowland, William Kapp, Minoru Yamasaki, Fred L. Smith, Theodore Hinchman and Maxwell Grylls. Its list of buildings over nearly 160 years is too exhaustive to list. Below are only a fraction of its designs.

Buildings:

Guardian Building

Penobscot Building

Shubert-Lafayette Theatre

1001 Woodward - 1001 Woodward Ave. [Detroit]
Buhl Building [Detroit]
Casgrain Hall, 100-120 Parsons St. [Detroit]
Cass Building, 455 W. Fort St. [Detroit]
Crowley, Milner & Co. Department Store, 100-136 Gratiot Ave. [Detroit]
DTE Energy General Offices Building [Detroit]
Fyfe Apartments [Detroit]
Harper University Hospital, 3990 John R St. [Detroit]
Hudson's Department Store, 1200-1282 Woodward Ave. [Detroit]
Joe Louis Arena [Detroit]
Library Lofts [aka Good Housekeeping Building] - [Detroit]
McNamara Federal Building [Detroit]
Michigan Bell Telephone Building, 1343-1385 Cass Ave. [Detroit]
Music Hall [aka Wilson Theatre] - 350 Madison Ave. [Detroit]
One Woodward Avenue - 1 Woodward Ave. [Detroit]
Players Playhouse - 3321 E. Jefferson Ave. [Detroit]
Recreation Building, 1001-1021 Shelby St.[Detroit]
Wright Kay Building [aka Schwankovsky's Temple of Music] - 1500 Woodward Ave. [Detroit]