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 Michigan Central Railroad Depot (since 1969 the Gandy Dancer Restaurant and Roadhouse Saloon), 401 Depot Street, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1886 Michigan Central Railroad Depot, 210 East Michigan Avenue, Grass Lake, Michigan, 1887 Kelsey Museum of Archaeology of the University of Michigan, built as the Newberry-Hall-Student Christian Association building, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1888 Michigan Central Railroad depot, (as of 2009 the Niles Amtrak Station), 598 Dey Street, Niles, Michigan, 1890 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) St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1897 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) Grand Trunk Western Station, 1203 South Washington Avenue, Lansing, Michigan, 1902 Durand Union Station, 200 Railroad Street, Durand, Michigan, 1903 Grand Trunk Railway Station, India Street at Fore Street, Portland, Maine, 1903 (razed 1966) 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 Grand Trunk Railway depot, 175 Main Street, Battle Creek, Michigan, 1906 Detroit and Mackinac Railway station, 10th Street and Fair Avenue, Alpena, Michigan, 1911 Belle Isle Skating Pavilion - Belle Isle Park (Michigan), Detroit, Michigan, 1893 (Demolished 1950) St. Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Church (Jackson, Michigan) Waldo Stadium of Western Michigan University, built as the first campus sporting venue, Kalamazoo, Michigan
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