Façade collapses at 126-year-old Detroit church
Part of the façade of the First Congregational Church of Detroit crumbled to the ground Thursday; the church the apparent victim of age and decay. Detroit preservationist Francis Grunow wrote on his Facebook page. “I fear ... many of our most beautiful structures are in dire need of repair.” The church established 1844. The current building at Forest and Woodward built 1891. Michigan State Historic Site 1974; National Register of Historic Places 1979; Detroit News 17 AUG 2017