The Sibley House and Christ Church Detroit - Oldest Buildings in Detroit

The Oldest Buildings in Detroit Next in our Oldest Buildings in Detroit series are the Sibley House and Christ Church Detroit The Sibley House The Sibley House, built in 1848, is one of the oldest houses in Detroit After the death of her husband Judge Solomon Sibley, Sarah Whipple Sproat Sibley had the Sibley House built in 1848 for herself and their two daughters in the Greek Revival style. The Sibley House as it appeared in 1934 The home was occupied by descendants of Solomon Sibley from its construction until 1925, when it was sold to the next-door church Christ Church Detroit.[3] Christ Church used the home for a variety of purposes until 1946, when it became the parish rectory.[3] Read more at sibleyhousedetroit.com Christ Church Detroit Christ Church Detroit was built in 1864 Brothers Robert (Jr.) and William Stead ran a wholesale grocery business at the present site of Christ Church until the year 1844.[4] Christ Church Detroit was founded by a group of Episcopalians in 1845, who decided that St. Paul’s Church (now St. Paul’s Cathedral) was too crowded.[5] The founders built a small wooden church, designed by Lieutenant Montgomery C. Meigs, as its first place of worship. Fifteen years later, plans were laid for a new building on the same site.[6] In 1861, a chapel was constructed near the original structure for use while a larger church was constructed.[6] The present church, designed by Gordon W. Lloyd, was completed in 1864. From Wikipedia

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