Harmonie Park East - Grand River at Centre Street

Detroit, MI 48226

Public Access: Yes

State Register Date: 2001

State Marker Erected: 2001

The historic marker commemorates the legacy of German immigrants to Detroit, who began arriving in the city during the 1830s. By 1880, one-fifth of the city's population were German natives. Many of these immigrants first settled in an area known as Germantown, that was filled with a variety of shops and business. Built in 1895, the Beaux Arts style Harmonie Club housed Detroit's oldest musical association, the Harmonie Society. Designed by German-American architect Richard E. Raseman, the Beaux Arts structure was a Germantown landmark. The Club hosted functions by German, as well as, other ethnic groups."

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