Photo by Helmut Ziewers (www.ziewersphotography.com) for HistoricDetroit.org

A view at the stunning exterior of the church

Photo by Helmut Ziewers (www.ziewersphotography.com) of HistoricDetroit.org

Photo by Helmut Ziewers (www.ziewersphotography.com) for HistoricDetroit.org

Photo by Helmut Ziewers (www.ziewersphotography.com) for HistoricDetroit.org

Photo by Helmut Ziewers (www.ziewersphotography.com) for HistoricDetroit.org

Photo by Helmut Ziewers (www.ziewersphotography.com) for HistoricDetroit.org

Photo by Helmut Ziewers (www.ziewersphotography.com) for HistoricDetroit.org

Main entrance

Photo by Helmut Ziewers (www.ziewersphotography.com) of HistoricDetroit.org

Photo by Helmut Ziewers (www.ziewersphotography.com) for HistoricDetroit.org

Photo by Helmut Ziewers (www.ziewersphotography.com) for HistoricDetroit.org

Photo by Helmut Ziewers (www.ziewersphotography.com) for HistoricDetroit.org

Photo by Helmut Ziewers (www.ziewersphotography.com) for HistoricDetroit.org

Photo by Helmut Ziewers (www.ziewersphotography.com) for HistoricDetroit.org

Photo by Helmut Ziewers (www.ziewersphotography.com) for HistoricDetroit.org

Main entrance detail

Photo by Helmut Ziewers (www.ziewersphotography.com) of HistoricDetroit.org

Initially the Holy Redeemer parish served a congregation predominantly of Irish immigrants, many of whom worked in the tobacco factories.

Photo by Helmut Ziewers (www.ziewersphotography.com) of HistoricDetroit.org