Jul. 30, 2025

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

Old Main from a distance

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

The northern facade (far east side) along Warren Avenue

Evelyn Aschenbrenner for HistoricDetroit.org

The Old Main tower from a distance - November 2023

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

Front facade

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

Old Main photographed from a distance with some iconic skyscrapers to the left

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

The northern facade (far west side) along Warren Avenue

Evelyn Aschenbrenner for HistoricDetroit.org

Old Main's clock tower has been a Midtown landmark for more than 100 years.

Evelyn Aschenbrenner for HistoricDetroit.org

The door on the Warren Avenue (north) side of the building

Evelyn Aschenbrenner for HistoricDetroit.org

Old Main opened as Central High School in 1896.

Evelyn Aschenbrenner for HistoricDetroit.org

The main entrance to Old Main

Evelyn Aschenbrenner for HistoricDetroit.org

Old Main has a band of intricate reliefs.

Evelyn Aschenbrenner for HistoricDetroit.org

Detail of Old Main's band of intricate reliefs.

Evelyn Aschenbrenner for HistoricDetroit.org

The building has a band of intricate reliefs.

Evelyn Aschenbrenner for HistoricDetroit.org

Old Main's clock tower has been a Midtown landmark for more than 100 years.

Evelyn Aschenbrenner for HistoricDetroit.org

The Elaine Jacobs Wing, with the modern addition, on Old Main's west side

Evelyn Aschenbrenner for HistoricDetroit.org

The venerable clock tower of venerable Old Main

Photo by Dan Austin of HistoricDetroit.org

Old Main has been a Wayne State University landmark since the school's founding - and was a high school before that.

Photo by Dan Austin of HistoricDetroit.org

Old Main and the south end of Wayne State University's campus, as seen from the roof of the Maccabees Building

Photo by Dan Austin of HistoricDetroit.org

The cornerstone for Old Main with the incorrect year (construction was delayed)

Evelyn Aschenbrenner for HistoricDetroit.org

Photo by Detroiturbex.com for HistoricDetroit.org

Photo by Detroiturbex.com for HistoricDetroit.org

Photo by Detroiturbex.com for HistoricDetroit.org

Photo by Detroiturbex.com for HistoricDetroit.org

Photo by Detroiturbex.com for HistoricDetroit.org