Detroit · Grand Circus Park
Hotel David Whitney
Lumber baron David Whitney Jr.'s 1915 office tower on Grand Circus Park, long home to doctors and dentists, with a hotel on floors 3–9 since 2014.
- Built
- 1915Office building completed 1915 (Grand Circus Park nomination); hotel on floors 3-9 opened December 2014 after a $92 million renovation.
- Style
- Neo-Renaissance, white terra cotta
- Architect
- Graham, Burnham & Co.
- Type
- Boutique hotel
- Area
- Grand Circus Park
- Credentials
- Inside a National Register historic district
The story
Named for lumber baron David Whitney Jr., the office tower on Grand Circus Park was completed in 1915 and was long home to doctors and dentists. The 1983 district nomination credits Daniel Burnham, but Wikipedia notes Burnham died in 1912 and the design came from his successor firm, Graham, Burnham & Co. A 1959 modernization stripped its cornices. A $92 million renovation completed in December 2014 put a hotel on floors three to nine with apartments above; the hotel was later rebranded into Marriott’s Autograph Collection.
Good to know
- Address: 1 Park Avenue, Detroit, MI 48226
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Last verified October 2026. Details change; confirm with the inn before you book.