Click above images to enlarge Christ Church, Detroit 960Jefferson Avenue, Detroit - Wayne County Other Names Old Christ Church, Detroit Property Type church Historic Use RELIGION Current Use RELIGION Style Gothic Revival Architect/Builder Gordon W. Lloyd Significant Person Robert Hopkin Narrative Description Christ Church of Detroit is a large Gothic Revival building with a cruciform plan featuring a parapeted front gable crossed by a gabled transept and various projecting bays. Walls of limestone ashlar are ornamented with dark sandstone trim. A slate-tiled roof tops the church. The entrance facade is dominated by a corner, squared bell tower supported by stepped buttresses and crowned with crocketed finals. The front-gable parapeted entrance facade features a huge stained glass window with a scene depicting the life of Christ. Round, trefoil and lancet windows admit much light into the building. The interior features exquisite carved butternut details and a carved and pierced hammerbeam truss ceiling. Adjacent to the church stands the Solomon Sibley House, a Federal style structure used at different times as Christ Church's rectory. Statement of Significance Christ Church of Detroit is the second oldest Episcopal church in Detroit and the oldest Protestant church in Michigan still located at its original site. Construction on the church began in 1860 according to plans by Gordon W. Lloyd of Detroit and the chapel was consecrated in 1863. The full building was completed in approximately 1880. Stunning interior details include altar paintings by Detroit artist Robert Hopkin and a fine imported Dutch mosaic altarpiece. Period of Significance 1826-1865 Significant Date(s) 1863 Registry Type(s) 03/11/1971 National Register listed 11/06/1970 State Register listed Site ID# P25049