St. Paul's Episcopal Cathedral, Detroit

The Cathedral Church of Saint Paul is the cathedral church of the Episcopal Diocese of Michigan. It is located at 4800 Woodward Avenue in Detroit adjacent to the campus of Wayne State University. The parish of Saint Paul was founded in 1824, as the first Episcopal and the first Protestant congregation in the then Michigan Territory. The original site of Saint Paul’s church was on Woodward Avenue, between Congress and Larned. In 1851 the church moved to the corner of Congress at Shelby.

The funeral service for Henry Ford was held at Cathedral Church of Saint Paul on Thursday April 9, 1947. Saint Paul's Cathedral is a fine example of the Late Gothic Revival, an architectural style popular in the early years of the 20th century. American architects of the mid-19th century imported and re-interpreted the English Gothic Revival style, based on the visually lush details of Medieval cathedrals. The American architects copied the "Gothic" elements and combined them with simple building plans to create an American architectural style known as "Victorian Gothic." The Fort Street Presbyterian Church, built in 1876, is a premier example of early Victorian Gothic architecture.