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Spier, Rohns & Gehrke was a noted Detroit, Michigan architectural firm operated by Frederick H. Spier and William C. Rohns, best remembered for designs of churches and railroad stations. These were frequently executed in the Richardson Romanesque style. F.H. Spier, W.C. Rohns and Hans Gehrke were authors of the Detroit Chamber of Commerce, tallest building in the city at the time of construction (1895). Hans Gehrke's well known structures include the Fire Department Headquarters on Larned Street in Detroit (currently Hotel "Foundation"), and residence of Robert C. Traub in Arden Park residential district of Detroit.

Notable commissions

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Michigan Central Railroad depot (since 1969 the Gandy Dancer Restaurant and Roadhouse Saloon), 401 Depot Street, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1886^[1]^[2]
Michigan Central Railroad depot, 210 East Michigan Avenue, Grass Lake, Michigan, 1887^[2]
Kelsey Museum of Archaeology of the University of Michigan, built as the Newberry-Hall-Student Christian Association building, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1888^[3]
Michigan Central Railroad depot, (as of 2009 the Niles Amtrak Station), 598 Dey Street, Niles, Michigan, 1890^[2]
Gethsemane Evangelical Lutheran Church, Detroit, 1891
Sweetest Heart of Mary Roman Catholic Church, Detroit, 1892
University of Michigan - Tappan Hall, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1893
Detroit Chamber of Commerce Building, (currently named United Way Community Services Building, Detroit, 1895 (the tallest building in Detroit at the time of its construction)^[4]
St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1897^[5]
Saline First Presbyterian Church, 143 E. Michigan Ave., Saline, Michigan, 1898
Union Depot (Lansing, Michigan), 637 East Michigan Avenue, Lansing, Michigan, 1902 (Since 1978 - Clara's Restaurant)^[6]
Grand Trunk Western Station, 1203 South Washington Avenue, Lansing, Michigan, 1902^[2]
Durand Union Station, 200 Railroad Street, Durand, Michigan, 1903^[2]
Grand Trunk Railway Station, India Street at Fore Street, Portland, Maine, 1903 (razed 1966)^[2]^[7]
West Medical - University of Michigan (now the Dana Building), Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1903
Grand Trunk Railway Allandale station, 285 Bradford Street, Barrie, Ontario, L4N, Canada, 1904^[8]
Grand Trunk Railway depot, 175 Main Street, Battle Creek, Michigan, 1906^[2]^[9]
Detroit and Mackinac Railway station, 10th Street and Fair Avenue, Alpena, Michigan, 1911^[2]
Belle Isle Skating Pavilion - Belle Isle Park (Michigan), Detroit, Michigan, 1893 (Demolished 1950)^[10]
The Architects' Directory and Specification Index, Volume 10, 1913, p.70
St. Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Church (Jackson, Michigan)^[11]
Waldo StadiumofWestern Michigan University, built as the first campus sporting venue, Kalamazoo, Michigan

Gallery

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Michigan Central Depot, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Michigan Central Depot, Grass Lake, Michigan
Michigan Central Depot, Niles, Michigan
Gethsemane Evangelical Lutheran Church, Detroit, Michigan
Sweetest Heart of Mary Church, Detroit, Michigan
Tappan Hall, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
United Way Community Services Building, Detroit, Michigan
St. Thomas Church, Ann Arbor, Michigan
First Presbyterian Church, Saline, Michigan
Union Depot, Lansing, Michigan
Grand Trunk Station, Lansing, Michigan
Union Station, Durand, Michigan
Grand Trunk Station, Portland, Maine
Grand Trunk Station, Allandale, Ontario
Belle Isle Skating Pavilion, Detroit, Michigan
St. Mary Star of the Sea Church, Jackson, Michigan

References

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^ Eckert, Kathryn Bishop (1993). Buildings of Michigan. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 141. ISBN 978-0-19-509379-7.

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Potter, Janet Greenstein (1996). Great American Railroad Stations. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. pp. 333, 334, 335, 339, 340, 345, 348, 541. ISBN 978-0471143895.

^ Margo, MacInnes (1978). A Guide to the Campus of the University of Michigan. Ann Arbor, Michigan: University of Michigan Press. pp. 24–25. ISBN 978-0472613007.

^ Hill, Eric J.; Gallagher, John (2003). AIA Detroit: The American Institute of Architects Guide to Architecture in Detroit. Detroit, Michigan: Wayne State University Press. ISBN 978-0814331200.

^ Kvaran, Einar Einarsson (1989). Annotated Inventory of Outdoor Sculpture in Washtenaw County, Master's Thesis. Eastern Michigan University. p. AA16.

^ Reade, Marjorie; Wineberg, Susan (1992). Historic Buildings: Ann Arbor, Michigan. Ann Arbor, Michigan: Ann Arbor Historical Foundation. p. 24. ISBN 978-1882574001.

^ Railroad Gazette. Railroad gazette. 1902-01-01.

^ "HistoricPlaces.ca - HistoricPlaces.ca". www.historicplaces.ca. Retrieved 2016-08-05.

^ Railroad Gazette. Railroad gazette. 1906-01-01.

^ "historicdetroit.org/". Retrieved 2020-02-23.

^ Eckert, Kathryn. "St. Mary Star of the Sea Church". SAS Archipedia. Society of Architectural Historians. Retrieved May 11, 2022.

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