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Wayne County Courthouse
Photo: Christopher L. Riley, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons · tap to enlarge
National Register of Historic Places

Wayne County Courthouse

Also known as Wayne County Building

On the National Register since 197551 years
Classical RevivalListed 1975Detroit
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About Wayne County Courthouse

Wayne County Courthouse, at 600 Randolph St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Feb 24, 1975. The Register lists it for its politics and architecture, at the state level. It describes its style as Classical Revival, as it does for 74 other Michigan listings. The listing covers 2 acres. 18 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isDetroit, Michigan, formerly known as Wayne County Courthouse, NRHP-listed. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 97 MB · National Archives↗
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

600 Randolph St., Detroit · about 0.3 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Wayne County CourthouseStart here
  2. 2Globe Tobacco BuildingRichardsonian Romanesque · next door
  3. 3Lawyers BuildingChicago Style · Built 1922 · 0.1 mi on
  4. 4Barlum TowerLate Gothic Revival · Built 1927 · next door
  5. 5Vinton BuildingItalian Romanesque · next door
Around it

39 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BAlexander Chapoton HouseQueen Anne · Built 18850.1 miBMariners' ChurchGothic Revival · Built 18420.2 mi★Guardian BuildingCommercial Skyscraper · Built 19290.2 miBCharles Trombly HouseVictorian0.2 miOMichigan Soldiers' and Sailors' MonumentNeo-Classical0.2 miBFirst Federal BuildingBuilt 19650.2 miBSaints Peter And Paul ChurchPost-Classical Roman0.2 miOBagley Memorial FountainObject0.2 miDMonroe Avenue Commercial BuildingsDistrict0.2 miBDetroit Cornice and Slate Company BuildingBuilding0.2 miDRandolph Street Commercial Buildings Historic DistrictVictorian Italianate0.2 miBMerchants BuildingBuilding0.2 miDGreektown Historic DistrictLate Victorian0.2 miBSecond Baptist Church of Detroit (Additional Documentation)Gothic0.2 miBState Savings BankBuilding0.3 miDDetroit Financial DistrictD.H0.3 miBFederal Reserve Bank of Chicago Detroit Branch BuildingClassical Revival0.3 miBGriswold BuildingArt Moderne · Built 19290.3 mi
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DLower Woodward Avenue Historic DistrictCommercial Style0.3 miBRemick, Jerome H., and Company, BuildingCommercial Style0.3 miBKing, L. B. and Co. BuildingRenaissance Revival0.3 miDBroadway Avenue Historic DistrictCommercial Style0.3 miBBreitmeyer-Tobin BuildingBeaux Arts0.3 miBCary BuildingBuilding0.3 miBThe Harmonie ClubBeaux Arts0.3 miDHart, Philip A., PlazaDistrict0.4 miBDetroit ClubRenaissance0.4 miBU.S. Post Office, Court House, and Custom HouseBuilt 19340.4 miBChrist Church, DetroitVictorian Gothic0.4 miDCapitol Park Historic DistrictDistrict0.4 miBThomas A. Parker HouseGothic Revival0.4 miDWashington Boulevard Historic DistrictRenaissance Revival0.4 miBFarwell BuildingEarly Twentieth Century Commercial · Built 19150.4 miBThe PalmsEnglish Renaissance · Built 19030.4 miBSibley HouseClassic Revival0.4 miBWilson TheatreArts and Crafts · Built 19280.4 miBCentury Building and Little TheatreRenaissance Revival · Built 19270.4 miBCharles Trowbridge HouseFederal0.5 miDGrand Circus Park Historic DistrictGothic Revival0.5 mi
More like it

Classical Revival style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Classical Revival.

Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Detroit Branch Building0.3 mi away
Fort Shelby Hotel0.6 mi away
Ponchartrain Apartments0.6 mi away
Cass Park Historic District1.1 mi away

Memories of Wayne County Courthouse

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Questions about Wayne County Courthouse

Is Wayne County Courthouse on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Feb 24, 1975 (Register number 75000972).

Is Wayne County Courthouse a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Michigan has 37 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Guardian Building, 0.2 miles away.

Can you visit Wayne County Courthouse?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Wayne County Courthouse?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 97 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 25341028 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.